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Old 02-06-2008, 09:43 PM
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I know that serifs tend to work best for body text, but I'm curious, what sans-serifs work best for body text?
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well anything legible really. Mostly the humanist fonts and the roman weights. Helvetica, Univers, Swiss, Stone sans, Gill. There are loads really....
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Fututra, Geometric, Agenda, Calibri, Felcourt Sans, Formata. Just remember a little bit of letter spacing can do wonders for a sans fonts
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Calibri every time!
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hehe - i'll be getting to know it a lot since it's the company I now work for's company font...
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I would strongly suggest Myriad Pro and Corbel . They are excellent fonts when bolded and provide a really professional look.. even better if you work them in caps
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