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FanIn80 · 10-02-2008, 04:10 PM

Yeah, Verdana was invented as a screen font. Believe it or not, its design was actually commissioned by Microsoft for use in websites. Calibri is the new Verdana, in that it's also a screen font and it was also commissioned by Microsoft. Calibri was also selected as the new favourite font for email, websites and presentations in some design school survey thing I remember reading about.

Anyhoo, Table 5 is right. In print, it's usually best to go with a serif. Those little notches are there to make it easier for your eyes to "traverse the seas of text" within a document.

My recommendation: It may be boring, but Times New Roman will never get you an F for inducing headaches.

Edit: T5's suggestion of Garamond would also do quite well.

10-02-2008, 04:10 PM	#21
FanIn80 GOAT! Join Date: Jun 2006 Exp:	Yeah, Verdana was invented as a screen font. Believe it or not, its design was actually commissioned by Microsoft for use in websites. Calibri is the new Verdana, in that it's also a screen font and it was also commissioned by Microsoft. Calibri was also selected as the new favourite font for email, websites and presentations in some design school survey thing I remember reading about. Anyhoo, Table 5 is right. In print, it's usually best to go with a serif. Those little notches are there to make it easier for your eyes to "traverse the seas of text" within a document. My recommendation: It may be boring, but Times New Roman will never get you an F for inducing headaches. Edit: T5's suggestion of Garamond would also do quite well. Last edited by FanIn80; 10-02-2008 at 04:13 PM.