Timewaster's Guide Archive
General => Suggestions Box => Topic started by: Mad Dr Jeffe on March 01, 2004, 09:25:30 PM
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Have you guys ever considered changing to a San Serif font for you webpage?
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I shot the serif. But I did not shoot the deputy
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hmm never heard of deputy serif...
but seriously from a production value POV san serif can look more professional and is a little easier to read.
Personally I think it looks cleaner.
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Well, we could switch to a san serif, however in typography theory serif fonts are usually better for articles and long passages. The idea is that the serifs create a line for the eye to follow and thus reducing eye-strain.
With limited web-page fonts their isn't exactly a huge selection. I think it would help to track out the serif fonts just a little to give a little bit of breath and lightness to the articles face. Even just a little kerning would make a big difference. Course, web pages don't usually allow for those kind of things.
The san serif fonts are a little bolder and have nicer shapes, however there are a whole score of problems associated san serif fonts. Particular the simularities between many characters such as an apostrophe and a single quote, or the capital "I" and the lower-case "l." Those kind of things can cause a reader to pause significantly, and thus increase eye-strain.
So yes, there has been some thought that has gone into the serif versus san serif issue. And arguements can be made on both sides. Foe me I have an easier time reading the serif fonts when place in a long passage. My eyes tend to glaze over when I hit a long passage of san serif text like this one.
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just a thought... I think the text on the main page just looks a little fragile.
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Maybe its just the consistancy... there are 2 fonts on the page and they seem to be at odds with each other.
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I like the mix. Seems less homogeneous. They're used for different things, so different fonts work for me.
Of course, I have no problem reading it all in a different font than it is.
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I'm going to have to go with 42's expertese on this one. But we only have an option of about 4 fonts to choose between if we want to make sure everyone sees the same thing. We can space things out more if we need to, useing the CSS we can adjust the spaceing between words, letters and sentences. We could kernal it a but too, but considering how unreliable that is with web typography I wouldn't sujest it.
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wow sprig, I know we harp on it a lot, but that has to be the worst attempt at spelling "suggest" I've ever seen.
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I originaly had a "d" in there....stupid phonetics.
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ok, then, NOW it's the worst. Don't worry, we all understand. I was reading some other guy today, and I just COULDN'T figure out ANYTHING he was saying.