Comments on: Web Usability 101: Always design with Web-Safe Fonts http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/05/14/web-usability-101-always-design-with-web-safe-fonts/ Tools, tips and learning resources to use your blog as an online business, marketing and communications platform. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:37:31 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dawn http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/05/14/web-usability-101-always-design-with-web-safe-fonts/comment-page-1/#comment-746189 Dawn Sat, 09 Apr 2011 23:14:31 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/05/14/web-usability-101-always-design-with-web-safe-fonts/#comment-746189 Ohhh! No wonder the lawyers and older folks reading a site I'm making are complaining. I used Tahoma because like Arial it looks so much neater to my younger eyes. But, they are always saying make the font bigger and I'm like... augh, no one will take you seriously... Thank you for pointing out to try Verdana for body font. Ohhh! No wonder the lawyers and older folks reading a site I’m making are complaining. I used Tahoma because like Arial it looks so much neater to my younger eyes. But, they are always saying make the font bigger and I’m like… augh, no one will take you seriously… Thank you for pointing out to try Verdana for body font.

]]> By: Mark http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/05/14/web-usability-101-always-design-with-web-safe-fonts/comment-page-1/#comment-738024 Mark Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:26:09 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/05/14/web-usability-101-always-design-with-web-safe-fonts/#comment-738024 Nice pointers. Best to remember the audience as well when picking fonts. Older audiences like verdana or anything that's a bit wider as it is easier to read. Arial tends to feel neater and much younger because it has a more streamlined feel. I like a combination of Georgia (heading) and Arial myself. It gives dynamics to the design and ease of scanning. Nice pointers. Best to remember the audience as well when picking fonts. Older audiences like verdana or anything that’s a bit wider as it is easier to read. Arial tends to feel neater and much younger because it has a more streamlined feel. I like a combination of Georgia (heading) and Arial myself. It gives dynamics to the design and ease of scanning.

]]> By: Kian Ann http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/05/14/web-usability-101-always-design-with-web-safe-fonts/comment-page-1/#comment-33185 Kian Ann Tue, 15 May 2007 02:07:47 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/05/14/web-usability-101-always-design-with-web-safe-fonts/#comment-33185 Hey Peter, Tahoma is a great font to use also, and I personally feel it is similar to Verdana... but Verdana is still look easier to read because the characters are wider. For my own experience with Tahoma, a small amount of text is okay, like for headers, but when you have a full paragraph, it looks a bit cluttered. Achtentachtig! Wow! They actually have a site the ban comic sans? Its understandable that comic sans isn't the best font to use for serious applications like medical information.. but for a font for things like e-greeting cards, it sure spices up the text with a casual feel. I think every font has a purpose, and it is really up to the discretion of the webmaster to use them in appropriate context. :) Hey Peter,

Tahoma is a great font to use also, and I personally feel it is similar to Verdana… but Verdana is still look easier to read because the characters are wider. For my own experience with Tahoma, a small amount of text is okay, like for headers, but when you have a full paragraph, it looks a bit cluttered.

Achtentachtig!

Wow! They actually have a site the ban comic sans? Its understandable that comic sans isn’t the best font to use for serious applications like medical information.. but for a font for things like e-greeting cards, it sure spices up the text with a casual feel. I think every font has a purpose, and it is really up to the discretion of the webmaster to use them in appropriate context. :)

]]> By: Achtentachtig http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/05/14/web-usability-101-always-design-with-web-safe-fonts/comment-page-1/#comment-32876 Achtentachtig Mon, 14 May 2007 20:28:58 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/05/14/web-usability-101-always-design-with-web-safe-fonts/#comment-32876 "...if not go for Trebuchet or Comic Sans Serif if you want a more casual feel.." Are you seriously suggesting to use Comic Sans? http://bancomicsans.com/ “…if not go for Trebuchet or Comic Sans Serif if you want a more casual feel..”

Are you seriously suggesting to use Comic Sans? http://bancomicsans.com/

]]> By: Peter http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/05/14/web-usability-101-always-design-with-web-safe-fonts/comment-page-1/#comment-32595 Peter Mon, 14 May 2007 12:46:11 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/05/14/web-usability-101-always-design-with-web-safe-fonts/#comment-32595 Nice tip, but what about Tahoma? Nice tip, but what about Tahoma?

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