Re: The old Sans vs Serif chestnut

Gunnar Swanson

> I never get why people have conversations about sans serif vs. serif
> typefaces. Does anyone really think that, say, Rockwell and Bodoni
> have more in common than, say Rockwell and Franklin Gothic? Bernhardt
> Modern and ITC Garamond are a lot alike but switching from Avant Garde
> Gothic to Lubalin Graph will change readability?

Because, dear Gunnar, most people who have those conversations know of only
two typefaces: Times New Roman and Arial.

Some of the more sophisticated ones have also dabbled with Comic Sans.

Best
Caroline Jarrett


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