Poll Results: Do you still use classic PostScript Type 1 fonts?
The results of our poll on what kinds of fonts you use and a new poll asking about what kinds of styles you use.
Hey folks, it’s time once again to review the results of a poll and launch a new one.
This past month, we asked what kinds of fonts you use. Specifically, we wanted to find out if you still use classic PostScript Type 1 fonts (the kind that can cause the problems Bob Levine described in his recent InQuestion article).
The results show that almost half of you are still using PostScript Type 1 fonts, at least occasionally. The second most-popular answer was a bit of a surprise: “I just use what’s available to me.” I had a feeling some folks would say that, but I didn’t think it would come in second with almost 30%. Call them font agnostics.
Coming in neck-and-neck were “Never use Type 1 fonts” (10.2%) and “Yes, I use them regularly” (9.8%)
And Typekit/Adobe Fonts devotees accounted for just over 4% of responses.
Here’s a graphic showing the full results:

New poll: What kinds of styles do you use on a regular basis?
Our new poll asks you what kinds of styles you use. Be sure to select all that apply. There are the usual suspects like paragraph and character styles, as well as some more obscure ones like TOC styles and stroke styles. And don’t be afraid to answer None if that’s true. The poll is 100% anonymous(ish) and I won’t tell ;)
This article was last modified on July 29, 2022
This article was first published on November 13, 2018
