On 21 Nov 2002 at 14:36, David R. Newman wrote:
> I thought the research into readability showed that fonts with serifs
> are MORE readable for large paragraphs, but less readable for short
> headlines?
Yes I believe this is correct when talking about printed text.
However text displayed on a screen will typically have a much lower
resolution than printed text and this makes serif fonts such as Times
Roman far less legible. All those fussy little serifs get a bit
lost.
Frank Norman, Librarian. National Institute for Medical Research
The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK
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