1 Oct
2004
1 Oct
'04
9:48 p.m.
In-Reply-To: <415CBB84.1050608@boost-consulting.com> joel@boost-consulting.com (Joel) wrote (abridged):
Serif or sans serif? For continuous reading in print, serif fonts are generally more readable than sans serif. However, on the web, the opposite is true. Serifs are tiny, subtle strokes which, on screen in a small size, become a rather crude series of little square bitmaps. Their absence makes the font more readable.
On my 1280x1024 desktop machine, the serif on the middle bar of my default Times New Roman 'F' is drawn with 12 pixels and 4 different colours. Maybe the studies you cite were done before anti-aliasing was common? Regardless, I think it should be up to the user. -- Dave Harris, Nottingham, UK