What's your favorite font to read in?

[Katsunami]

Comic Sans.

If I want to read a paper book that isn't written in this font and has no e-book available, I first re-type the book so I can read it on my e-reader.

I now refuse to read in any other font, as I've become aware of the fact that Comic Sans is the epitome of font design and elegance.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by Katsunami

I've become aware of the fact that Comic Sans is the epitome of font design and elegance.

Oh man, you've got to check out Microsoft's Fixedsys font. Nothing will make you feel like you're using an ATM in 1992 like Fixedsys.

[Solitaire1]

Originally Posted by Katsunami

Comic Sans.

If I want to read a paper book that isn't written in this font and has no e-book available, I first re-type the book so I can read it on my e-reader.

I now refuse to read in any other font, as I've become aware of the fact that Comic Sans is the epitome of font design and elegance.

I will agree that Comic Sans is a very legible typeface at very small sizes. What is interesting is that Comic Sans while was inspired by the lettering used in comic books (from Watchmen and The Dark Night Returns), real comic book lettering is still done by hand and rarely features lower-case letters.

As far as Comic Sans itself goes, I think it is best if used sparingly for a specific effect (such as to indicate text handwritten by a character within a story). To me, one of the reasons for the dislike for Comics Sans is its massive overuse (I often see it used on stores for their large lighted signs).

[doubleshuffle]

I'm sure I have linked to this before, but it is always a joy to re-read, so there:

I'M COMIC SANS, ASSHOLE.

(Strong language warning.)

[chrisridd]

Has anyone tried any of the special "etext" versions of things like Palatino and Sabon?

http://www.myfonts.com/search/etext/

They're kind of expensive to try

[Katsunami]

Originally Posted by doubleshuffle

I'm sure I have linked to this before, but it is always a joy to re-read, so there:

I'M COMIC SANS, ASSHOLE.

(Strong language warning.)

I love it

[radius]

Originally Posted by Solitaire1

real comic book lettering is still done by hand and rarely features lower-case letters.

Where did you hear this? Comic book lettering has been done by computer for a long, long time now (early books from Image way back in the 1990's were almost all computer lettered IIRC) and I'm pretty sure it is dominant right now. Considering that even *pencilling* is digital now it isn't surprising that lettering would be by computer instead of by hand.

[drjd]

Originally Posted by doubleshuffle

I'm sure I have linked to this before, but it is always a joy to re-read, so there:

I'M COMIC SANS, ASSHOLE.

(Strong language warning.)

Nice one! I wonder why the author didn't use Comic Sans in the body text of this article.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by radius

Where did you hear this? Comic book lettering has been done by computer for a long, long time now (early books from Image way back in the 1990's were almost all computer lettered IIRC) and I'm pretty sure it is dominant right now.

Yeah, from what I remember, Richard Starkings' Comicraft is the dominant, but not the only company doing it.

I remember John Byrne in the early nineties talking about how he paid to have a digital font created based on his lettering and used that for his comics (Next Men, IIRC).

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[Katsunami]

Originally Posted by Makeba

I also fall under the serif type category of people. I think the format is absolutely clear.

For running text, yes. I prefer Georgia, Deja Vu Serif, or Palatino.

For words and short phrases on a screen, I've preferred Verdana since I first found it in Windows NT in 1996. Pity that it can't be set in Windows 8.x and 10 anymore, except when using trickery in the registry. Now everything in Windows is in Segoe UI.

[Barty]

Originally Posted by Katsunami

For running text, yes. I prefer Georgia, Deja Vu Serif, or Palatino.

For words and short phrases on a screen, I've preferred Verdana since I first found it in Windows NT in 1996. Pity that it can't be set in Windows 8.x and 10 anymore, except when using trickery in the registry. Now everything in Windows is in Segoe UI.

Is there a registry trick for changing the ui font in Windows 10?

[Katsunami]

Originally Posted by Barty

Is there a registry trick for changing the ui font in Windows 10?

Yes. Search Google, because it's somewhat involved. I'm not going to post it here, because if you do anything wrong, you might end up with garbled text in your dialogs