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- From: enders@bolshoi.cc.misu.NoDak.edu (Todd Enders)
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- Subject: Re: Postscript Fonts --- which one to use for what?
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- Date: 22 Aug 92 22:36:48 GMT
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- Ivo Welch writes
- > Is there a small style guide as to what to use individual fonts for? Now
- > that I bought Illustrator, I also received Garamond, Gill and Copperplate.
- > In addition, I have standard Times and Helvetica, as well as a collection
- > of PD fonts, including Hamburg and Thomas.
- >
- > I always used Times, since I thought Helvetica was harder to read. But,
- > there must be a better guide to font usage than that.
- >
- > /ivo welch
-
- Who uses which font for what is a matter of individual preference. Each
- has it's place, but it's largely a matter of aesthetics. For example, you
- wouldn't necessarilly want to write a business letter or a resume' with
- something like Zapf Chancery. Then again, you wouldn't probably want to use
- Helvetica for a wedding anouncement. However many fonts work well in a lot
- of different applications, and that's where individual preferences and
- aesthetics come in. You might want to check out a few books on typography for
- more on this subject.
-
- Todd enders@bolshoi.uucp
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