03-31-2020, 07:07 AM | #16 |
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I like Sans for comments, notes, inserts, titles, preambles.
I prefer a nice serif font for body text, it's rare to see sans used in paper novels. I find solid blocks of italic or script fonts (no matter what the base font face is) tiring to read. I find it makes poetry more difficult. |
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Also the higher the resolution of screen, the MORE flexibility there is. Serif can be poor below 100 dpi. It must be a personal preference. Studies on Sans vs Serif are inconclusive, when the print medium/screen is good enough. People seem to find what they are used to easiest for reading for long periods. Also all of it only applies to Western/Latin/Roman alphabetic text. It might apply to Cyrillic. Not sure about Hebrew, Arabic, Thai, Korean and Hindi. Clueless about Chinese, Japanese and all non-alphabetic script. |
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03-31-2020, 02:50 PM | #20 |
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Inconclusive is being generous. Most of the studies I looked at a while back didn't seem to prove anything other than the participants came into the study with their preference and left with the same preference. OTOH, it seemed quite clear from several studies that compared various fonts that simple non-ornate fonts were found to be more readable whether serif or sans-serif.
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My personal favourite is the Liberation set of fonts which I believe are free.
I find block of Liberation text very clear and clean. I have tried many of the fonts mentioned above and I find many acceptable so you pays your money and takes your choice. |
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This reminded me of a line from an episode of Fawlty Towers "Welcome to Mastermind. Your chosen specialty subject: The bleeding obvious"
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Historically, sans serif developed for display. That means pamphlets, signs, titles and such. With the invention of screens, they found 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 their place in menus and such. 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. Last edited by GERGE; 04-01-2020 at 08:36 AM. |
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So mine is preference (that I like Gill Sans for ebook bodies), that goes against guidelines. |
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