Comments on: A Case for Case II: Serif or Sans? http://powerltd.com/blogs/serif-or-sans-serif/ The premier location for presentation and communication skills coaching. Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:57:38 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jerry http://powerltd.com/blogs/serif-or-sans-serif/comment-page-1/#comment-457 Jerry Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:08:44 +0000 http://powerltd.com/?p=2622#comment-457 Thanks for your second comment in this series. Please keep them coming. Here, too, as with your previous comment, I agree that serif font is easier to read in print. When it comes to PowerPoint slides, however, it's a matter of individual taste. De gustibus... I look forward to more from you. Thanks for your second comment in this series. Please keep them coming. Here, too, as with your previous comment, I agree that serif font is easier to read in print. When it comes to PowerPoint slides, however, it’s a matter of individual taste. De gustibus…

I look forward to more from you.

]]> By: Dalin http://powerltd.com/blogs/serif-or-sans-serif/comment-page-1/#comment-454 Dalin Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:26:04 +0000 http://powerltd.com/?p=2622#comment-454 I teach a class that covers this to nonprofits: Serif fonts are easier to read in print, but on the screen it's Sans Serif hands down. The reason? Resolution. On the screen, the resolution is so poor that most serifs or "feet" get lost or look splotchy. In print, the resolution is much higher and easier to read. On the printed page, serif fonts like Bookman, Garamond (Harry Potter Novels) and Times are easiest to read. I teach a class that covers this to nonprofits:

Serif fonts are easier to read in print, but on the screen it’s Sans Serif hands down.

The reason? Resolution. On the screen, the resolution is so poor that most serifs or “feet” get lost or look splotchy. In print, the resolution is much higher and easier to read.

On the printed page, serif fonts like Bookman, Garamond (Harry Potter Novels) and Times are easiest to read.

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