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Best (Most Legibile) font for uppercase

  • 08-01-2011 6:45pm
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,718 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi guys, just wondering if anybody had any opinions on this.

    I'm a singer and I print out on A5 sheets to use when learning songs... I'm currently using Tahoma or Arial, and converting the lyrics to all upper case.. Works quite well but above 10 point they dont look as good in upper case.

    Anybody any suggestions of a better font?


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,435 ✭✭✭TiGeR KiNgS


    Try Cambria (headings)
    designed for titles, in theory should be clear in higher font

    or Times New Roman is a very popular font

    If not try looking for some specialist fonts.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,065 ✭✭✭Snowbat


    Why upper case?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_caps
    "Studies have been conducted on the readability and legibility of all caps text. Some 20th century scientific testing indicates that all caps text is less legibile and less readable than lower case text. Colin Wheildon stated that there is an "apparent consensus" that lower case text is more legibile."


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 884 ✭✭✭spider guardian


    It's a 'case' of preference, whatever your eyes feel most comfortable with. Just for the love of god don't use comic-sans.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,563 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    lower case is more readable

    look at verdana


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,919 ✭✭✭Bob the Builder


    A link where I get all my fonts:

    http://www.dafont.com/


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