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On low resolution screens, yes. If you have a 2k or better monitor I would encourage you to test this out again. I have found that serifs are now actually easie
by blindmute 5y ago
On low resolution screens, yes. If you have a 2k or better monitor I would encourage you to test this out again. I have found that serifs are now actually easier to read than non, for the same reasons they are easier to read on paper.
- contingencies 5y agoAn interesting perspective with which I respectfully disagree. I have high dpi displays (who doesn't?) but prefer sans. I think it's near-universal these days. Everyone is using them for logos too. There's a reason: legibility, everywhere, including for non-native readers. In a global world, one must prioritize clarity. See https://design.tutsplus.com/articles/the-rise-of-the-sans-serif--cms-33548 https://design.tutsplus.com/articles/the-rise-of-the-sans-se... and https://developer.apple.com/fonts/ https://developer.apple.com/fonts/
- blindmute 5y agoI read the links. I don't believe that brand designers are optimizing for legibility, unless there's some real study showing sans is easier to read body text with. Designers just follow trends that have nothing to do with user experiences. People switching logos to sans are the same types of people coming up with "Metamates"; just people chasing corporate dogmas. Some data: https://www.gwern.net/AB-testing#fonts https://www.gwern.net/AB-testing#fonts
- contingencies 5y agoThat gwern page is mostly rambling IMHO. Yes, there is a documented association between serifs and trust, but it is weak and mostly tested in print IIRC. I think you may be throwing the baby (real and objective improvement) out with the bathwater (fads) in the design world. There is substance there. I suggest https://watchdocumentaries.com/helvetica/ https://watchdocumentaries.com/helvetica/