[pdftex] Re: General Command to Change FONTS

John Culleton john at wexfordpress.com
Sun Aug 22 13:44:56 CEST 2004


On Sunday 15 August 2004 21:30, Reinhard Kotucha wrote:

> Yes, though many textbooks about typography, even written by very
> famous typographers, use sans serif fonts for the main matter. 
> People obviously regard serif fonts as old-fashioned.  Quite
> curious.
>
> Regards,
>   Reinhard

I find Felici's _The Complete Manual of Typography_ quite difficult to 
read. The type is entirely too small and the leading excessive. Sans 
serif is not the only sin perpetrated by the apostles of typography. 
OTOH  Bringhurst is quite readable. 

 
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