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Article #406Re: Modern yet conservative font
From: Ram�n_G_Casta�eda
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:59
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:59
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Off the top of my head, the only bank that uses a sans serif is WaMu (Washington Mutual), but I'm not saying that's what led to its spectacular failure and collapse. :D Yes, to my mind serif typefaces do have more of a feeling of solidity, permanence, purpose. But that's highly subjective, of course.
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