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Post by flanz on Jul 22, 2021 19:36:33 GMT
I'm finally in the groove with creating my photo heavy, text heavy photobook (cookbook) using Bookwright on Blurb.com.
I've created a lot of pages already but am rethinking my font choices. Do you have any to recommend?
I have italicized text which is a message to the bride and groom or a story about the recipe. The recipe itself is not italicized.
Some fonts really look pretty bad when italicized. I want this to be really easily readable. I know that serif fonts are supposed to be easier to read than sans-serif fonts but I like the crisp look of Arial or other sans serif fonts better. DH disagrees.
I was working with a very short list of font options because I wanted to keep the option open to create an e-book version to share with people who submitted content for the book. i think if I create something for sharing I'll do the magazine or .pdf file version. Need to find out if there are any font restrictions for that, but I'm thinking it's not likely.
Thanks!
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Post by quinlove on Jul 22, 2021 22:11:28 GMT
Can you give us some actual examples of what you are considering ?
And, what a thoughtful gift.
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Post by Really Red on Jul 22, 2021 23:09:31 GMT
Absolutely a sans serif font. Calibri is free and on Word. Easy to read.
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Post by AussieMeg on Jul 22, 2021 23:20:28 GMT
My favourite easy-to-read font is Century Gothic. Unfortunately not a choice on this board, but the font I'm using on this post is not bad either (Trebuchet MS).
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scrappinwithoutpeas
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Post by scrappinwithoutpeas on Jul 23, 2021 1:17:29 GMT
Absolutely a sans serif font. Calibri is free and on Word. Easy to read. This is the same one I was going to recommend. As a tech writer, scrapbooker, and journal-keeper, I think about fonts a LOT...probably more than is good for me, LOL.
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Gennifer
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Post by Gennifer on Jul 23, 2021 1:38:58 GMT
I think fonts are very much a “you get what you pay for” thing.
As a graphic designer, my favorite fonts that work well both in standard and italic are Arial, Archer, and Brandon Grotesque. One (or more) or those can be found on almost every single project I do, and they will stand the test of time.
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Post by Really Red on Jul 23, 2021 21:50:25 GMT
Absolutely a sans serif font. Calibri is free and on Word. Easy to read. This is the same one I was going to recommend. As a tech writer, scrapbooker, and journal-keeper, I think about fonts a LOT...probably more than is good for me, LOL. Hey! A fellow tech writer! I am slightly obsessed with fonts. One person on my old team really pushed for Arial and said you couldn't tell the difference. I said if SHE couldn't tell the difference, then what was the issue with using Calibri, because I could tell the difference!!
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Post by quinlove on Jul 23, 2021 22:20:52 GMT
I’m liking Calibri.
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