TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Printing design manuals traditionally recommend using a serif
typeface for paragraph + length text. The reason is that the serifs lead
the eye from one character to the next, where the sans-serif faces tend
to stop the eye (hence their effective use for headlines). However, the
rules change on screen, because serifs tend to lessen the focus. In that
case, sans-serif works better.
Judith Leetham
JLEETHAM -at- novell -dot- com
Karen asks:
>>> Karen Davis PSP team 03 505 <karene -at- ASIMOV -dot- SC -dot- TI -dot- COM>
04/07/95 10:29am >>>
----------
". . . change the font we use from a sans serif to a serif type. He claims
that serif is more readable. Does anyone have some data (studies, hard
evidence) to back one style or the other?
