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Aa Hh Xx Yy serif (Times New Roman)
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Aa Hh Xx Yy Sans serif (Arial)
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Traditional (like Goudy Old Style) Conservative variation among letters Project an image of solidity and “class” Highly readable Fairly economical Great for body text
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Modern (like Bodoni) sharply defined serifs significant stress good for a design statement require large type and lots of white space better for headings than body text
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Slab Serif (like Rockwell) heavy, thick horizontal serifs uniform stroke widths architectural or engineering image project feeling of accuracy and preciseness no-nonsense, not frivolous good with low-res output
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Rounded (like Souvenir) not pretentious or rigid subtle amount of stress friendly, hometown, personalized image non-threatening
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Geometric sans serif (like Avant Garde) no stress “constructed” precision strong design statements harder to read than sans serif contemporary image headlines only
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Open Typefaces (like Colonna) outline look (inside not filled in) reduce visual weight avoid dominating page use sparingly! terrible for body text
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Novelty (like Matisse) break all the rules of typography fun great for “comic relief” or design accents Terrible for body text not so good for all headings in a doc, either
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Headline (like Eras Bold) very, well, black large, dramatic make a strong impression on the reader suited for headlines only
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