Form a read ability perspective.... & user preference perspective... I hope this website posts its results for free on its current study... =O)
http://www.message.uk.com/textprefs/test.php?font=arial Steve On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 5:01 PM, Christian Montoya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ok everyone, as per the discussions regarding the use of Helvetica > ahead of Arial, I've investigated and compared a number of fonts and > decided that: > > - Helvetica Neue looks great and should remain as the "idea" font. > - Arial is a bit more readable than Helvetica on-screen, even on Macs > where Helvetica renders well. > - Helvetica should be kept in the font stack for those who choose not > to have Arial and don't have Helvetica Neue. > > I tried to find other fonts that could go in the stack, but the > reality is that any other font that's common on the web is also too > different from the Arial/Helvetica style to fit. So I'm proposing that > the new font stack be: > > "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; > > If anyone has a really good reason as to why not, please make it known. > > -- > -- > Christian Montoya > christianmontoya.net > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Blueprint CSS" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/blueprintcss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
