“Before & After” Magazine”
You can subscribe to “Before & After Magazine” in PDF or Print.
Click here to learn more.
New fonts pop up faster than you can say “Garamond Bold.” Then why is finding type that’s easy to read still akin to finding a needle in a haystack? By following just seven rules (from “pick a typeface with similar character widths” to “avoid quirkiness”), you can sweep aside the hay to pinpoint legible, readable fonts.
Your eyes would soon tire of this typeface.
This article has expired. However, you can still read the article by buying it from the Before & After site. Look for Issue 21. Since we’re big fans of the magazine, we recommend you subscribe for a full 32 articles (that’s four print issues for $42 or 32 downloadable PDFs for $24).
This article was last modified on January 10, 2022
This article was first published on July 18, 2005
Commenting is easier and faster when you're logged in!
Recommended for you
A Script to Change Layer Visibility of All Instances of a Placed File in InDesign
Grab this free script to overcome a serious limitation with InDesign's Object La...
Fastest Way to Find Missing Links
Let InDesign and your computer make fast work out of finding all the missing lin...
How to Quickly Find Similar Images in InDesign
See how easy it is to find similar images to those already in your InDesign layo...