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LDBoblo · 09-07-2009, 01:11 AM

I have settled on the following typefaces for e-ink screens:

Chaparral Pro Caption
Arno Pro Caption
Garamond Premier Pro Caption
Karmina
Scala
ITC Mendoza Roman

Garamond and Karmina are more classical-looking, especially if you use ligatures, and probably not what you're after. Chaparral Pro is my go-to wedge serif for modern stuff, followed by Scala. Mendoza Roman and Arno Pro are my favorites for "tweeners". I keep them at <10pt almost always though, and I suspect that if you go much bigger than 10pt, you can switch to a different optical set (not Caption, though Caption is good for being low-contrast [less extreme tapering]).

Some of these you'll have if you've purchased an Adobe product.

09-07-2009, 01:11 AM	#2
LDBoblo Wizard Posts: 1,385 Karma: 16056 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Asia Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Sony PRS-505	I have settled on the following typefaces for e-ink screens: Chaparral Pro Caption Arno Pro Caption Garamond Premier Pro Caption Karmina Scala ITC Mendoza Roman Garamond and Karmina are more classical-looking, especially if you use ligatures, and probably not what you're after. Chaparral Pro is my go-to wedge serif for modern stuff, followed by Scala. Mendoza Roman and Arno Pro are my favorites for "tweeners". I keep them at <10pt almost always though, and I suspect that if you go much bigger than 10pt, you can switch to a different optical set (not Caption, though Caption is good for being low-contrast [less extreme tapering]). Some of these you'll have if you've purchased an Adobe product. Last edited by LDBoblo; 09-07-2009 at 01:24 AM. Reason: added some links for viewing