Reichenstein's Blog
Written by Dana McGee Tuesday, 03 February 2009 00:14
Blog #4
One of the resources listed was the http://www.typetester.org/
On typetester, you can compare up to three different text styles to see which one would "fit" better for a website. By editing the texts' color, background, size, alignment, and more, a designer can really see how different fonts give off different meanings. This is a great design resource, especially when choosing fonts with clients.
In the article, "The Next Big Thing in Online Type" (which is from 2006 btw) shares information on Microsoft's plan to incorporate easier-to-read typefaces in their new systems. There are two new serif fonts, three san-serif, and one monospace typeface. The article shows these six new types, and even though they are very similar to the old fonts, I see their use: they will be much better to use, especially in small text and even more in larger text, because they are very precise and will not "be as soft and mushy looking." It is good Microsoft is taking an interest in the readability of their products/software, and I think all of these "ClearType technologies" are great typefaces.
-McDana