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Re: Serif fonts at 10 point, 600 dpi

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From: Dominic_Hurley
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 23:14
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> if you can tell us what kinds of fonts you are looking for what specific purposes ... in what point sizes and reproduction methods, that would help.

JTill did say he/she was a field technician writing documentation for fellow technicians in 10pt and that the documents are printed on an office printer at 600dpi and may subsequently be photocopied, so I think that's enough to make a few recommendations.

Basically, JTill, I'd say you want a font that has a reasonable x-height and if you go for a serif font, you want one that isn't delicate (for want of a better word), because these suffer at 300dpi or when photocopying. As Ramon said, Galliard is an option. So are Palatino, Stone Serif, Warnock, and Slimbach.

If you want a sans serif face, perhaps look at Myriad, Stone Sans, Gill Sans, and Futura.
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