Frank Norman wrote:
> 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.
So if we should use serifed fonts for print, why is our examinations
office insisting all exam papers should be written in 11 pt Arial?
Are the needs of a legible PDF document for revision next year
overriding the readability of the paper in the examination room?
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Dr. David R. Newman, Queen's University Belfast, School of
Management and Economics, Belfast BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland (UK)
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