Mike Wickham wrote: >> 2. Do people think that a Sans Serif font improves legibility for body >> text? > > Using a sans serif font for body text greatly reduces reader comprehension. > Obtain a copy of Colin Wheildon's _Type and Layout: Are You Communicating or > Just Making Pretty Shapes?_ The book contains actual studies showing the > effects on readability and comprehension of serif vs. sans serif fonts, > color type, bold and italic type, justified paragraphs, etc. It's a > fantastic book: > > http://www.amazon.com/Type-Layout-Communicating-Making-Pretty/dp/1875750223 >
After reading both the positive and (very) negative reviews on Amazon, I put a hold on a copy from the library rather than rush to buy. Sounds like it could be either a well-researched factual treatment, or an opinion piece supported by dubious methodology. Also sounds like it is geared to advertising rather than book-length text, and I very much doubt that what's good for the former applies uniformly to the latter. But I shall reserve judgement until I've actually read the thing! Thanks for the reference, Mike, -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited Toronto, ON, Canada +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 srogers phoenix-geophysics com "A man's screech should exceed his rasp, or what's a violin for?" --another Rogers Original _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
