[WEB4LIB] Fonts and zoom utilities (Re: Re: Web/ADA/uh oh...)

[Camille DelVecchio]

The theory I learned in graphic arts class was that the addition of serifs
created a horizontal line that sort of helps the eyes/brain glide along a
line of type.  Tests confirm that we read faster and easier with serifs. (Of
course, that might be because when we learned to read it was from primers
with serifed fonts.)

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Sent:	Monday, November 16, 1998 12:00 PM
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Subject:	[WEB4LIB] Fonts and zoom utilities (Re: Re: Web/ADA/uh oh...)

Arial is a sans serif font. Everything I've read about typography and
desktop publishing indicates that serif types such as Times are better for
text, easier on the eyes, and sans serif for headlines.


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>>symptomology. Use sans serif fonting as large
>
>Showing me ignorance but why would sans serif be easier to read than say
>Arial?  I find Arial to be crisp and clean, and easier to read than Times,
>though the spacing betwix words is not as good as Times.  Anywho, I'm
>curious as to the theory behind typography, as to what is most readable and
>which is least.
>
>>as possible. There are also utilities to "zoom" font
>>sizing you can add.
>
>And many of them are free, I'm evaluating several to see which ones to put
>on our workstations:
>
>http://www.trace.wisc.edu/world/computer_access/win95/win95sha.html
>
>TTFN,
>David
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Bliss B Siman
Deputy chief librarian
Newman library, Baruch college

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