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Andybaby · 03-13-2009, 07:26 PM

Im having Problems taking a decent photo. but here are my 16 source files for the following 20 fonts (the Adobe fonts Suggested didnt work) you may look at them your your 505 or 700 http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/316154/Font%20Test.rar Files are in LRF, book is the Gods of Mars, I added a Second paragraph with the ABC's

Adobe Caslon Pro: Not Embedable
Adobe Garamond Pro: Not Embedable
Adobe Heiti STD: Not Embedable
Arial: 342, Very Good Readability
Baskerville: 319, Very Poor Readability
Bell MT: 326, Poor Readability
Bodoni MT: 334, Average Readability
Bookman Old Style: 371, Very Good Readability
Calibri: 330, Good Readability
Comic Sans: 392, Very Good Readability
DejaVu Serif: 379, Very Good Readability
Franklin Gothic Book: 333, Good Readability
Georgia: 346, Good Readability
Gill Sans MT: 324, Very Good Readability
Helvetica World: 380, Very Good Readability
Lucida Bright: 371, Good Readability
Lucida Sans: 369, Good Readability
Minion Pro: Not Embedable
Times New Roman: 324, Good Readability
Verdana: 377, Very Good Readability

when I talk about Readability i am Talking Contrast, How well the Letters Jump out at you.
Sans fonts are Generally Better than Serif fonts but DejaVU Serif and Bookma OLD Style are Clearly Better than Times and my now old favorite, Georgia.

now taking the most readable fonts with the highest contrast. we have a few Choices

Sans Serif
Arial: 342, Very Good Readability
Gill Sans MT: 324, Very Good Readability
Helvetica World: 380, Very Good Readability
Verdana: 377, Very Good Readability

Serif
Bookman Old Style: 371, Very Good Readability
DejaVu Serif: 379, Very Good Readability

Comic Sans?!
Comic Sans: 392, Very Good Readability

You can use this site to Compare them http://www.typetester.org/ on what you like. for me i Prefer DejaVU Serif, I dobut anyone wants to read a book in comic sans, but my brother did. some people are like that. All the Sans Serif fonts are normal, save for Gill sans which is interestingly different.

The Sans Serif fonts, 3/5 of the winners are webfonts, while in the Serif Category, none of the webfonts had a high enough contrasts ratio.

03-13-2009, 07:26 PM	#19
Andybaby Wizard Posts: 1,279 Karma: 1002683 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New York Device: PRS-700	Im having Problems taking a decent photo. but here are my 16 source files for the following 20 fonts (the Adobe fonts Suggested didnt work) you may look at them your your 505 or 700 http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/316154/Font%20Test.rar Files are in LRF, book is the Gods of Mars, I added a Second paragraph with the ABC's Adobe Caslon Pro: Not Embedable Adobe Garamond Pro: Not Embedable Adobe Heiti STD: Not Embedable Arial: 342, Very Good Readability Baskerville: 319, Very Poor Readability Bell MT: 326, Poor Readability Bodoni MT: 334, Average Readability Bookman Old Style: 371, Very Good Readability Calibri: 330, Good Readability Comic Sans: 392, Very Good Readability DejaVu Serif: 379, Very Good Readability Franklin Gothic Book: 333, Good Readability Georgia: 346, Good Readability Gill Sans MT: 324, Very Good Readability Helvetica World: 380, Very Good Readability Lucida Bright: 371, Good Readability Lucida Sans: 369, Good Readability Minion Pro: Not Embedable Times New Roman: 324, Good Readability Verdana: 377, Very Good Readability when I talk about Readability i am Talking Contrast, How well the Letters Jump out at you. Sans fonts are Generally Better than Serif fonts but DejaVU Serif and Bookma OLD Style are Clearly Better than Times and my now old favorite, Georgia. now taking the most readable fonts with the highest contrast. we have a few Choices Sans Serif Arial: 342, Very Good Readability Gill Sans MT: 324, Very Good Readability Helvetica World: 380, Very Good Readability Verdana: 377, Very Good Readability Serif Bookman Old Style: 371, Very Good Readability DejaVu Serif: 379, Very Good Readability Comic Sans?! Comic Sans: 392, Very Good Readability You can use this site to Compare them http://www.typetester.org/ on what you like. for me i Prefer DejaVU Serif, I dobut anyone wants to read a book in comic sans, but my brother did. some people are like that. All the Sans Serif fonts are normal, save for Gill sans which is interestingly different. The Sans Serif fonts, 3/5 of the winners are webfonts, while in the Serif Category, none of the webfonts had a high enough contrasts ratio. Last edited by Andybaby; 03-13-2009 at 07:30 PM.