Font Type (and S i z e ) Matters especially for distance viewing Serif vs. non-serif (akasans serif) TECHNICAL COMMUNICATONS Spring Althoff Lecture 05a Visual Type Computer Screen / Projection (think PowerPoint slides, then Internet browsing) Print (think handouts, exams, lab sheets, etc.) Media (think TV) Drive-bys (think street, business signs / signage, billboards) Some background sans is French for _____________ Can think of extra extensions as _______ in the serif font group.or as __________ Ex. Rio Grande Times New Roman was designed for use in newspaper printing presses in 1932 and is not ideal for use in a modern printed book. It is also a very common font and can make a book appear amateurishmany experts strongly suggest selecting another serif font book type print. Some more background. ____________ are not easily readable on computer monitors.the little lines may flicker more (although this is getting better with the improvement in monitor quality) Size matters.toobut thats another day (although will offer: ___________ than 24 pt font is probably doing your audience/ students/colleagues a disservice)suggest you at least go with 28 pt. Visual Type ________________________ - (think PowerPoint slides, then Internet browsing) Go with non-serif (sans-serif fonts) (except maybe scientific names) ArialFranklin Gothic CalibriTrebuchet Comic SansTahoma Visual Type ______ (think handouts, exams, lab sheets, etc.) Go with serif Times New Roman Georgia Century Garamond Etc. or san-serif Arial, Franklin Gothic, Calibri, Trebuchet, Comic Sans, Tahoma Visual Type Drive-bys (think street, business signs / signage, billboards bulletin board stuff) Best use non-serifespecially for titles, headings, subheadings But, if expect close-up reading._________ FONT TYPE & SIZE MATTER Font Summary PowerPoint Slides ______ serif fonts--unless for scientific/binomial names) ______ too small of font-- < 24 pt. is too small __________do not switch (oftenespecially on the same slide) font types