Comments on: Serif or not to Serif http://boonyew.com/interaction/2009/02/11/serif-or-not-to-serif/ between man and interface Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:25:48 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Krista http://boonyew.com/interaction/2009/02/11/serif-or-not-to-serif/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Krista Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:49:04 +0000 http://boonyew.com/interaction/?p=115#comment-93 HI Boon Thanks for the links. I will be checking them out. Much appreciated! Stumbled onto your blog as I was checking out my Technorati reactions and found your blog. HI Boon

Thanks for the links. I will be checking them out. Much appreciated! Stumbled onto your blog as I was checking out my Technorati reactions and found your blog.

]]> By: Cennydd http://boonyew.com/interaction/2009/02/11/serif-or-not-to-serif/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Cennydd Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:35:29 +0000 http://boonyew.com/interaction/?p=115#comment-22 There are so many conflicting studies that trying to rationalise serif or sans- purely on the grounds of usability has become futile. As you say, the face should be chosen that best illustrates the text, and as such is a decision rooted in the realm of typography. There's also the platform to consider. Different browsers, anti-aliasing technologies and so on render text very differently, which to me is even less reason to adopt a generalised preference for a particular style of type. There are so many conflicting studies that trying to rationalise serif or sans- purely on the grounds of usability has become futile. As you say, the face should be chosen that best illustrates the text, and as such is a decision rooted in the realm of typography.

There’s also the platform to consider. Different browsers, anti-aliasing technologies and so on render text very differently, which to me is even less reason to adopt a generalised preference for a particular style of type.

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