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[SD-Ness]

I guess it depends on what you're reading (paper vs. screen). Apparently book editors prefer printed manuscripts to be in serif fonts like Times New Roman or Courier. But I think it's a closer call when reading on a screen.

On my Kindle Fire, I've tried Times New Roman, Georgia, and Verdana. They all have their pros and cons and I can't really decide! So, GAF, what font do you prefer? (Not just for e-readers either -- emails, instant messaging, etc.)

 

[bangai-o]

Ariel is best.

 

[Ellasman]

I know someone who's handwriting should be the default font.

 

[itwasTuesday]

Comic sans

 

[Devolution]

Adobe garamond or caslon.

 

[spindashing]

Helvetica

 

[SlowRevolution]

Calibri. Seems like an improved Arial.

 

[SmithnCo]

Ariel is best.

Meh, I prefer Belle.

 

[jadedm17]

Verdana.

Everything I do is in Verdana.

 

[Steelrain]

Comic Sans, of course.

Followed by Helvetica.

 

[-COOLIO-]

Droid,

not neccesarily the prettiest but the best on small screens

 

[lunarworks]

Ariel is best.

Ariel?

 

[Artemisia]

 

[BHK3]

Ariel?

I prefer this

 

[Trouble]

 

[Auto_aim1]

Verdana and Arial. I prefer the first.

 

[krioto]

Calibri or Verdana

 

[The Mana Legend]

Calibri.

I went through all of college using that. Best part is, no teacher noticed that it wasn't Times New Roman, and Calibri is a BIGGER font than Times New Roman, so I typically got an extra half to a full page solely based on the font being bigger than Times New Roman.

Fucking amazing.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Helvetica's pretty good, but inherently overrated. I like Calibri a lot and it's probably the best Microsoft sans font. Consolas/Inconsolata is my choice for monospace, and maybe my favorite overal... like them a lot. I default to Verdana on my text-heavy websites since it literally can't be beat on low-res monitors.

Adobe's Source family is quickly becoming my favorite of all time though.

Source Code Pro:

Source Sans Pro:

Best part is they're open source (lol) and on GitHub.

 

[flyover]

Adobe garamond or caslon.

Yeah, in book print, some form of Caslon is most readable -- in part because it's so common. Same advantage for Garamond. It's readable because we've read so much of it. Sabon, Minion, and Scala all do the trick, too.

 

[Metroid Hunter]

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Droid,

not neccesarily the prettiest but the best on small screens

I was gonna say, Roboto is pretty much hands-down superior on mid-high res screens.

Droid was pretty good, probably didn't need replacing, but Roboto is prettier.

 

[SteeloDMZ]

Probably Papyrus.

 

[flyover]

Myriad is a great call for a sans-serif. Reads well in print and onscreen.

 

[Rayis]

Obviously Wingdings

 

[blainethemono]

I like Caecilia (kindle font)

 

[OnPoint]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=493449

 

[hateradio]

I like Ariel, too.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

I usually forget how nice this looks.

I like Caecilia (kindle font)

I like this. Nice and straightforward and the serifs don't get carried away with themselves.

 

[djplaeskool]

I'm partial to Verdana myself.

 

[Quick]

My man right here.

 

[Nappuccino]

Something serif. in larger selections, sans-serif bogs the eye down.

 

[Hasphat'sAnts]

Say no to Serifs.

Verdana and Frutiger are my favorites.

 

[maxxpower]

Garamond, Palatino.

 

[Baller. PhD]

Helvetica.

Get off my lawn with all this new-age nonsense! You can't fix something that was never broke to begin with.

 

[Devolution]

Lately I've been into Gill Sans.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Lately I've been into Gill Sans.

Nice and meaty, but the letters are a bit close in this example...

 

[Devolution]

Nice and meaty, but the letters are a bit close in this example...

Yeah I just pulled whatever.

 

[Johnny Cage In The Shower]

The Bladerunner font

 

[zoku88]

Helvetica's pretty good, but inherently overrated. I like Calibri a lot and it's probably the best Microsoft sans font. Consolas/Inconsolata is my choice for monospace, and maybe my favorite overal... like them a lot. I default to Verdana on my text-heavy websites since it literally can't be beat on low-res monitors.

Adobe's Source family is quickly becoming my favorite of all time though.

Only has Latin characters, therefore not readable in all languages and therefore cannot be most readable

I kid. I really wanted to use Source Code Pro as a terminal font. But need more than Latin.

 

[LyleLanley]

Wingdings 2.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Only has Latin characters, therefore not readable in all languages and therefore cannot be most readable

I kid. I really wanted to use Source Code Pro as a terminal font. But need more than Latin.

After going back and forth over it a lot, I still think I like Inconsolata more for programming. Source Code Pro, today, is just too wide for each character.

 

[Joates]

The Bladerunner font

Speaking of readability, is that an "a" mixed in between L and M there?

 

[Iksenpets]

Baskerville is super classy, and research suggests that people are more likely to believe things written in Baskerville than in other fonts.

 

[SJRB]

I tend to use sylfaen a lot.

 

[Joates]

Baskerville is super classy, and research suggests that people are more likely to believe things written in Baskerville than in other fonts.

The research was skewed...

 

[Turok_TTZ]

Trebuchet MS is the only real answer.
Comic Sans an honourable mention.

 

[jediyoshi]

BOO SERIFS

 

[zoku88]

After going back and forth over it a lot, I still think I like Inconsolata more for programming. Source Code Pro, today, is just too wide for each character.

Just saw some pictures and it looks good. I think I'll try it out.

Looks like it's included in google-webfonts?

 

[Johnny Cage In The Shower]

Speaking of readability, is that an "a" mixed in between L and M there?

Of course it is, they are all in caps for clear readability!