Questions about look and feel.

[Stuart Rogers]

Mike Wickham wrote:
>> 2.  Do people think that a Sans Serif font improves legibility for body
>> text?
> 
> Using a sans serif font for body text greatly reduces reader comprehension. 
> Obtain a copy of Colin Wheildon's _Type and Layout: Are You Communicating or 
> Just Making Pretty Shapes?_ The book contains actual studies showing the 
> effects on readability and comprehension of serif vs. sans serif fonts, 
> color type, bold and italic type, justified paragraphs, etc. It's a 
> fantastic book:
> 
> http://www.amazon.com/Type-Layout-Communicating-Making-Pretty/dp/1875750223
> 


After reading both the positive and (very) negative reviews on Amazon, I 
put a hold on a copy from the library rather than rush to buy.  Sounds 
like it could be either a well-researched factual treatment, or an 
opinion piece supported by dubious methodology.  Also sounds like it is 
geared to advertising rather than book-length text, and I very much 
doubt that what's good for the former applies uniformly to the latter.

But I shall reserve judgement until I've actually read the thing!

Thanks for the reference, Mike,

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