Re(2): Font Selection Methodology

[Jan Henning <henning -at- r-l -dot- de>]

>This has been standard advice since at least the early 1960s. You can
>think of it as a handy rule of thumb for novice designers (which covers
>most techwhirlers), but one that experienced designers freely ignore.

Another rule of thumb is to choose a serif typeface for the body text and
a sans-serif for the headings. (BTW, Optima is not as has previosly been
claimed, a sans-serif face. It is one of a small numbre of intermediate
faces that do not have real serifs, but whose strokes vary in thickness,
which is a feature or true serif faces.)

Regards
Jan Henning

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