Summary of the Article:
Typography is very important in web design however also the number of fonts you use is more important than the type of font you use. It was said by many other web design articles that sans-serif font is the best and general font you should use for building websites or in general. But, serif fonts can be attractive and does have advantages though it also has disadvantages.
The advantages of the serif fonts are:
- Since most of the websites use sans-serif, serif fonts can give a fresh and new look
- It helps the font stand out
- Serif fonts gives a web designer more to work with
The disadvantages of the serif fonts are:
- Serif fonts look terrible when they are italicized
- Serif fonts have worse readability when they are small
- The serif fonts have more of a personal or informative feel rather than a business feel.
Written by: David Rodriguez
Source From: http://www.wpdfd.com/issues/86/dont_be_afraid_of_serif_fonts/
Thursday, February 26, 2009
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