[LINK] Environmental impact of web versus print

[Kim Holburn]

On 2006 Sep 27, at 8:19 AM, Ivan Trundle wrote:
> On 27/09/2006, at 8:01 AM, rchirgwin at ozemail.com.au wrote:
>> And there are basic design issues as well. It's almost impossible  
>> to get <stereotype> computer geeks </stereotype> to understand  
>> this, but typography matters - hugely. Sans-serif fonts reduce  
>> readability.
>
> Old research. You'll note that contemporary studies on this subject  
> are split on this point. YOUNG readers prefer sans-serif, old  
> readers prefer serif. It depends upon your frame of reference, and  
> what you are used to seeing most of the time.

On email and other places I often set my system to san serif because  
I want a monospaced font and serif monospaced fonts are generally  
ugly typewriter style fonts.


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