Thread: Non Serif Fonts for E-Ink Readers
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Old 04-01-2020, 08:20 AM   #28
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Originally Posted by GERGE View Post
Well, typography is a strange field, it is immensely personal, yet has accepted practices and guidelines.

Historically, sans serif developed for display. That means pamphlets, signs, titles and such. With the invention of screens, they found their a new place for themselves. As we all know, early screens were very low on pixel density; they didn't show serifs very well. They were quite terrible in fact. That was only reason they made their foray into body text, for screens that could not show serifs.

Now, with our high definition screens, there is not much need for them in body text. They have this place in menus and similar places. eInk screens nowadays are 300 ppi, that is quite high and enough to render serifs perfectly in body.

So, my statement is personal taste supported by page design guidelines. No objective facts, guidelines.
Thank toy for the explanation.

So mine is preference (that I like Gill Sans for ebook bodies), that goes against guidelines.
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