research
There is extensive although uneven research about the
'readability' of online and offline fonts.
That is of interest in choosing fonts for content that
is meant to be read online and for content delivered
online for reading offline (with many users, for example,
skimming online journals on their monitor before printing
them for detailed reading).
We have pointed to particular studies - such as A Comparison
of Popular Online Fonts: Which is Best and When? (an
account
of research by Bernard, Mills, Peterson & Storrer), Determining
the Best Online Font for Older Adults (an account
by Bernard, Mills & Liao) and Legibility &
Comprehension of Onscreen Type: Comparing the Legibility
and Comprehension of Type Size, Font Selection and Rendering
Technology of Onscreen Type (PDF)
by Scott Chandler - in our Design Guide.
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