Cartoon AND a typeface survey for writers

by Inkygirl on May 29, 2007

Font Fight
Slate has a fun article called My Favorite Font, in which authors confess which font they prefer and why. So what about the rest of you? What typeface do YOU prefer for writing? I use Courier (NOT Courier New!).

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Gary McGath 05.29.07 at 8:51 am

I use Times Roman most of the time. It’s readable, and the chances are very good that any other computer I send a file to can also deal with the font.

Monospaced fonts such as Courier are good for special purposes, but I wouldn’t use them for general writing. I do use Courier in email, where it may be important to preserve the spacing of the message. For instance, if someone sends me a song with chords, it’s much easier to keep the chords lined up with the lyrics if they’re sent in a monospaced message.

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Dini 05.29.07 at 8:58 am

I refer Arial. It is clear, clean and easy to read. From there, descending, preferences go to Book Antiqua and Century Gothic.

I dislike TNR cordially and am neutral on Courier.

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Dini 05.29.07 at 8:59 am

I prefer Arial. It is clear, clean and easy to read. From there, descending, preferences go to Book Antiqua and Century Gothic.

I dislike TNR cordially and am neutral on Courier.

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Rob 05.29.07 at 9:27 am

Times New Roman here. I was asked a few weeks ago to read another author’s manuscript and possibly provide a blurb. When I got it, it was in Courier, and it is KILLING my eyes. I guess I’m not as Old Skool as I thought.

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Sherman 05.29.07 at 9:59 am

I hate Arial with a passion, as it’s a cheap knockoff of overused Helvetica, and sans-serif fonts are less easily readable for large amounts of text.

I like Garamond quite a bit, though I generally use Georgia as my default screen font when I can. Book Antigua is pretty good, and TNR is okay. Eh. But it’s a serif font at least.

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Skought 05.29.07 at 11:51 am

I use verdana when writing (or blogging), but send things out in courier.

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Ray 05.29.07 at 1:51 pm

It’s not beautiful, but Verdana (11 or 12pt) is nice and crisp for onscreen use. I find that Times New Roman is too hard to read. The thin strokes are too thin and the serifs are too pointy. Georgia is a good alternative if you prefer serif faces.

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Benjamin Solah 05.30.07 at 4:56 am

I must use Verdana for blogging because it’s so screen-friendly. And with fiction, it varies between a few and if I’m changing fonts a lot, it means I’ve got a block or something.

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