I want to see the actual study (which is annoyingly not linked in the article, requiring me to actually use the Google). Partly because its sounds interesting, and partly because... Arial?
All right, no one's killing folk today, on account of our very tight schedule.
Mal ,'Trash'
The Minearverse 6: Fiery Thread of Death
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath. Oh, and help us get Terriers dvds!
amych - Jun 10, 2008 5:49:27 pm PDT #1135 of 4535
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Vortex - Jun 10, 2008 5:57:10 pm PDT #1136 of 4535
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I don't like arial. I perfer a font that is more rounded or sensual.
amych - Jun 10, 2008 6:00:35 pm PDT #1137 of 4535
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I don't like arial.
Loathe it. And I strongly suspect that this study was designed as Arial-vs-something-flowery for the sake of controlling variables, but if it gets picked up in the wrong blogs, there'll be stupid advice all over the place saying "Science says you should always use Arial". And then I'll have to bang my head against my desk a lot.
(Banging one's head against the clients is viewed as assault, for some reason.)
libkitty - Jun 10, 2008 6:28:43 pm PDT #1138 of 4535
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
Did anyone post about the article in Slate on DIY fonts? [link]
Rick - Jun 11, 2008 6:13:24 am PDT #1139 of 4535
I want to see the actual study (which is annoyingly not linked in the article, requiring me to actually use the Google). Partly because its sounds interesting, and partly because... Arial?
There's a preprint at the author's website, scroll down to "If it's hard to read . . . "
amych - Jun 11, 2008 6:21:38 am PDT #1140 of 4535
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
There's a preprint at the author's website
Awesome! Because the news release was less informative than usual, and I was being more than usually lazy.
Rick - Jun 11, 2008 6:39:21 am PDT #1141 of 4535
I had a similar problem with the same journal last spring. They publicized the paper (the so-called "Clueless men" paper) but didn't have it up on their website, so we had to send it to dozens of journalists one by one.
sumi - Jun 11, 2008 7:54:16 am PDT #1142 of 4535
Art Crawl!!!
Polter-Cow - Jun 11, 2008 7:58:40 am PDT #1143 of 4535
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Okay, that sounds awesome!
Typo Boy - Jun 11, 2008 9:06:54 am PDT #1144 of 4535
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
And Amych - comparison was Ariel vs. Brush. As you suspected.
I'm dull but safe font guy. For print Times New Roman or Garamond. For screen Verdana. Obviously there are other choices and reasons for making them. I suppose I ought to get hold of an introduction to layout. Since I have NO good instincts in that area one that starts from the beginning and won't get me into any bad habits.