Alexander Turcic
07-29-2005, 05:44 PM
With this week's release (http://itsolutions.sys-con.com/read/113346.htm) of the first beta of Windows Vista, a guy named ZoRoNaX quickly put up a zip file (http://test.uxevolutions.info/zoronax/entries/10) with the six new typefaces that were commissioned for Longhorn Vista. I am sure there is some kind of copyright violation by offering those fonts for download, so it's only a matter of time before the zip will disappear. Of course I went ahead and installed them on my handheld ;)
See attached screenshots displaying each font when used with iSilo. The fonts can also be installed on Windows XP AND Mac systems.
Calibri, Cambria, Candara, Consolas, Constantia and Corbel - according (http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=47&aid=78683) to Poynter Online, the new ClearType Font Collection incorporates improved ClearType and OpenType technologies, and a boatload of research, to improve the structure and the clarity of the letter forms. Basically, that means a story will be easier to read because the letters and words won't be as soft and mushy looking.
Calibri - sans serif, suitable for documents, e-mail, Web design, and magazines
Cambria - serif, a formal type for business documents, e-mail, and Web design
Candara - sans serif, with vertical strokes not as reader-friendly perhaps
Consolas - monospaced, suitable for displaying programming code
Constantina - serif, very clean and readable, created for use in print or on the screen
Corbel - sans serif, clean and works as an alternative to Arial, Trebuchet or Verdana
Reading comfort on e-book readers is a big issue, and whatever your opinions about Microsoft, I think you have to acknowledge that the company has done a great job here in making on-screen reading more enjoyable!
See attached screenshots displaying each font when used with iSilo. The fonts can also be installed on Windows XP AND Mac systems.
Calibri, Cambria, Candara, Consolas, Constantia and Corbel - according (http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=47&aid=78683) to Poynter Online, the new ClearType Font Collection incorporates improved ClearType and OpenType technologies, and a boatload of research, to improve the structure and the clarity of the letter forms. Basically, that means a story will be easier to read because the letters and words won't be as soft and mushy looking.
Calibri - sans serif, suitable for documents, e-mail, Web design, and magazines
Cambria - serif, a formal type for business documents, e-mail, and Web design
Candara - sans serif, with vertical strokes not as reader-friendly perhaps
Consolas - monospaced, suitable for displaying programming code
Constantina - serif, very clean and readable, created for use in print or on the screen
Corbel - sans serif, clean and works as an alternative to Arial, Trebuchet or Verdana
Reading comfort on e-book readers is a big issue, and whatever your opinions about Microsoft, I think you have to acknowledge that the company has done a great job here in making on-screen reading more enjoyable!