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usually by using too many or ones with poor readability Very true, and if I had to distill the advice in the article down, most developers would go far by star
by alabut 17y ago
usually by using too many or ones with poor readability
Very true, and if I had to distill the advice in the article down, most developers would go far by starting with these guidelines:
1) only use serifs for headings.
2) only use sans-serifs for body copy.
3) keep the number of different fonts on the page under 3 at most, including the logo and any other graphic flourishes.
- ugh 17y agoGuidelines one and two have no empirical support. It seems to be the case that choice of font is merely a aesthetic decision. See: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-102999-110544/unrestricted/WeisenmillerDissertation.pdf http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-102999-110544... (PDF) http://www.laurenscharff.com/research/AHNCUR.html http://www.laurenscharff.com/research/AHNCUR.html http://sigchi.org/chi95/Electronic/documnts/intpost/tst_bdy.htm http://sigchi.org/chi95/Electronic/documnts/intpost/tst_bdy.... http://www.surl.org/usabilitynews/22/font.asp http://www.surl.org/usabilitynews/22/font.asp https://eldorado.tu-dortmund.de/dspace/bitstream/2003/24419/2/dissertation_liebig.pdf https://eldorado.tu-dortmund.de/dspace/bitstream/2003/24419/... (PDF, German) http://www.designtagebuch.de/die-gefuehlte-lesbarkeit/ http://www.designtagebuch.de/die-gefuehlte-lesbarkeit/ (German)