On Feb 26, 2007, at 8:50 AM, Brennon Bortz wrote:
Recently, someone mentioned resorting to using Times as a lyric font. I'd like to ask what other fonts people typically use for lyrics, text boxes, text expressions, etc. Is there something close to "standard." If it would be better to reply off-list, please feel free to do so.
I suppose Times (or what seems to have replaced it on Mac - Times New Roman) is as close to a standard as there is. That is the reason some dislike it, I think, along with the crappy versions of the font that have shown up over the years.
I don't publish often, so I usually use Times New Roman for legibility and general availability. If I were to create for publication, I would probably have to study up a bit (or a lot!) to find a font that was beautiful and effective. Serif fonts are the usual choices, like Palatino, and I think someone mentioned New Century Schoolbook. For an older look, I find Modern No. 20 is stylised but nice-looking (seems to have come on my Mac, but there are freeware versions) though the spacing seems irregular to me. Maybe it's just the version I have.
Avoid like the plague any font named after a city (New York, Monaco, etc.) Maybe it's just the ones I have, but they all look bad to me. Anyone know why?
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