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The DejaVu Serif fonts bundled with Ubuntu are a really nice alternative to Times New Roman (and much nicer licensing!) I have a hard time quantifying why, but
by henriquez 6y ago
The DejaVu Serif fonts bundled with Ubuntu are a really nice alternative to Times New Roman (and much nicer licensing!)
I have a hard time quantifying why, but they’re much easier on the eyes.
Not a shameless plug I swear but we converted DejaVu Serif to a web font and used it here, if you want to see it “in action:” https://www.obsessivefacts.com/memespeech https://www.obsessivefacts.com/memespeech
- Mediterraneo10 6y agoUnfortunately, development of the DejaVu fonts stalled years ago. There are still some typographic infelicities that could be ironed out, and its Unicode coverage basically stopped at where Unicode was in the early millennium.
- henriquez 6y agoAre there any good free/libre alternatives?
- Mediterraneo10 6y agoOne of the reasons that DejaVu’s development stalled is because Google launched the Noto Fonts project, which is free/libre (SIL Open Font License) and quickly outdid DejaVu in Unicode coverage.
- ncmncm 6y agoDeja Vu fonts are relentlessly unpleasant, blotchy and lumpen. Linux Libertine O is a better font in every way. If you really feel like you need a sans, Biolinum is pleasing.