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I'm not sure if this is meant as a refutation or an orthogonal comment, but yes, the typeface selected affects how people perceive content. Each typeface has a
by msutherl 13y ago
I'm not sure if this is meant as a refutation or an orthogonal comment, but yes, the typeface selected affects how people perceive content. Each typeface has a history and certain associations. It is the job of a graphic designer to align the history and associations of the typeface with the content.
This is not really an empirical matter. Serif type might make something appear more credible, but this is only by association to other things that seem credible. In this particular case, the association is to the early Renaissance, and to some extent the early 20th century, which I think now both have a somewhat mixed reputation when it comes to credibility.
- kintamanimatt 13y ago> I'm not sure if this is meant as a refutation or an orthogonal comment Neither. It was proffered as an explanation for the choice of typeface. > Using such a typeface on such a technical website is for one totally anachronistic, but also without any logic that I can discern.
- msutherl 13y agoThat would be a refutation then, to which I would reply that I can see why one would choose a serif generally for this site – though I would not – but this particular serif does not make much sense.
- kintamanimatt 13y agoBut I haven't refuted anything you've said! The typeface's anachronism in part likely supports its air of credibility.