Re: Font Size(s)

[Art Campbell <art -dot- campbell -at- gmail -dot- com>]

It may very well be a myth, but one that seems to be supported by many
academic studies and empirical research. Google "legibility of fonts research"
and have at it.

Cheers,
Art

On 9/20/05, Dan Goldstein <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com> wrote:
>
> According to Geoff Hart's TECHWR-L article at http://tinyurl.com/3eppd,
> this is Myth #2.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Art Campbell
> > Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 5:32 PM
> > To: TECHWR-L
> > Cc: TECHWR-L
> > Subject: Re: Font Size(s)
> >
> > ... There's a pretty good body of research that a sans-serif such
> > as Verdana is more legible on-screen than in print. For
> > print, you generally want a serif font because it is more
> > legible in that media...

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