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Fonts! I wanted to publish my review criteria for fonts that I've collected from a bunch of typography connoiseurs:
Evaluation criteria for fonts:
* Readability - clarity, information density, limited distractions; rules out script and comic sans
* Formality - speaks with authority and could have been carved in stone; rules out comic sans
* Disambiguation - avoids homoglyphs, such as 1 l I / and 0 O in italics and bold
* Stylistic features - font nerd stuff
- ligatures combine certain characters to prevent clashing of elements - ffi Th ST
- distinctive punctuation frequently encountered: (); , . - – ‘’ “” % & $ *
- italic emphasis features: afekpwz
* Accessibility - available as a TrueType font for Word and Google Docs, ideally already included in MS Office.
* Family - stylistically similar variants available for use with hybrid header / body configurations
Google has a great site to test fonts with a variety of samples, including bold and italics since those faces can vary greatly!
https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Source+Sans+3?preview.text=(1l%7C!2345-67890%3F)%20%22GRUMPY%20WIZARDS%20MAKE%20TOXIC%20BREW%20FOR%20THE%20EVIL%20QUEEN;%20pack%20my%20box%20with%20five%20dozen%20liquor%20jugs.%22%20ffl%E2%80%99%25ThST&query=source
Some of my favorites so far that fare well based on the criteria above:
* Source Sans 3 https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Source+Sans+3
* Source Code Pro (monospace) https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Source+Code+Pro
* Roboto Slab https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Roboto+Slab
Source Serif 4 https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Source+Serif+4
Fonts! I wanted to publish my review criteria for fonts that I've collected from a bunch of typography connoiseurs:
Evaluation criteria for fonts:
* Readability - clarity, information density, limited distractions; rules out script and comic sans
* Formality - speaks with authority and could have been carved in stone; rules out comic sans
* Disambiguation - avoids homoglyphs, such as 1 l I / and 0 O in italics and bold
* Stylistic features - font nerd stuff
- ligatures combine certain characters to prevent clashing of elements - ffi Th ST
- distinctive punctuation frequently encountered: (); , . - – ‘’ “” % & $ *
- italic emphasis features: afekpwz
* Accessibility - available as a TrueType font for Word and Google Docs, ideally already included in MS Office.
* Family - stylistically similar variants available for use with hybrid header / body configurations
Google has a great site to test fonts with a variety of samples, including bold and italics since those faces can vary greatly!
https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Source+Sans+3?preview.text=(1l%7C!2345-67890%3F)%20%22GRUMPY%20WIZARDS%20MAKE%20TOXIC%20BREW%20FOR%20THE%20EVIL%20QUEEN;%20pack%20my%20box%20with%20five%20dozen%20liquor%20jugs.%22%20ffl%E2%80%99%25ThST&query=source
Some of my favorites so far that fare well based on the criteria above:
* Source Sans 3 https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Source+Sans+3
* Source Code Pro (monospace) https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Source+Code+Pro
* Roboto Slab https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Roboto+Slab
Source Serif 4 https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Source+Serif+4