On 01/05/2011 10:00 AM, Gregory Pittman wrote: > My personal bias is to believe that a serif or serif-like font tend to > be the best choice for book-length text. The reason for saying > "serif-like" is that, as you look at various fonts you see gradations > rather than discrete differences. For example, look at Fontin vs Fontin > Sans.
Conventional wisdom has it that a serif font "draws the eye on" making it easier to read. Sans Serif fonts should be used only for headings and other places where you want/need a contrast. This isn't the place, really, to discuss the issue in detail, but it doesn't hurt to mention it in passing.
