Web Design Garage

Choosing the Best Typeface

Any book designer will tell you that typeface has a great deal to do with conveying the character of the book. If the book is supposed be a serious, authoritative examination of a weighty topic or a carefree, lighthearted pleasure-read, the designer tries to choose a typeface that visually suggests a similar mood or feeling. Not too many books about the Hegelian philosophy have been done up in comic book lettering. Also, the size of the text helps the designer choose the right typeface. Some kinds of type work well at small sizes because they're more legible, while others work better in larger sizes for the same reason.

Having said that, Web typography isn't nearly as complex as the print equivalent. There are far fewer ...