As a trainee typesetter, many years ago, I was taught that for readability the body copy should always be in a font with serifs, like Times New Roman. The sans serif fonts, like Arial, were for headings only. Maybe thinking and reading have changed since then, but I'm inclined to agree with Jesse on this.
As a trainee typesetter, many years ago, I was taught that for readability the body copy should always be in a font with serifs, like Times New Roman. The sans serif fonts, like Arial, were for headings only. Maybe thinking and reading have changed since then, but I'm inclined to agree with Jesse on this.
I learned the same a few decades ago (not as a typesetter though) and serif fonts are still my personal aesthetic preference, but there seems to be an overwhelming amount of evidence now that sans serif fonts are easier for dyslexic people to read, and Comic Sans in particular for some reason. I'm not sure whether this is true for non-dyslexic people as well.
As I've got older and my eyesight has got worse, I've pivoted back to serif fonts after using Arial for years. I find them (literally) easier on the eye.
As a trainee typesetter, many years ago, I was taught that for readability the body copy should always be in a font with serifs, like Times New Roman. The sans serif fonts, like Arial, were for headings only. Maybe thinking and reading have changed since then, but I'm inclined to agree with Jesse on this.
Shout out for Atkinson Hyperlegible font by the Braille Institute. It’s been a game changer for me.
https://brailleinstitute.org/freefont
Pleasing on the eyes!
I learned the same a few decades ago (not as a typesetter though) and serif fonts are still my personal aesthetic preference, but there seems to be an overwhelming amount of evidence now that sans serif fonts are easier for dyslexic people to read, and Comic Sans in particular for some reason. I'm not sure whether this is true for non-dyslexic people as well.
I don't think I knew that! (I've reached the age where I can't say for sure that I didn't already know something and then forget it.)
As I've got older and my eyesight has got worse, I've pivoted back to serif fonts after using Arial for years. I find them (literally) easier on the eye.