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Re: Comic Sans. Whilst being legible, it’s name
suggests what this font should be used for - Comics. Although very
popular I would advocate against using it as it’s has childlike and ‘village
fete newsletter’ associations – together with WordArt and ClipArt.
A good clear san serif font should do fine. Most people will have Arial
on their machines but you could also use the Helvetia font if you have Apple
Mac’s. Also, there are a number of fonts people can purchase at
affordable price on the web – or ask your designers.
I understand the problem, 12pt is clear but is not the most
useful size regarding designing materials – it’s just a
little too big. I would also consider what you are producing, how much text
you need on the page, and who the target audience is. You may also like
to consider other accessible options, such as producing large size versions in
pdfs instead of print versions, and audio versions (Acrobat can read pdf’s
but the default voice in Microsoft is horrible).
Paddy
Paddy
McNulty
Workforce Development
Co-ordinator
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London EC1V 0DG
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