RE: Fonts used in print

["Nancy Kaminski" <nancy -dot- kaminski -at- spanlink -dot- com>]

> From: JB Foster [mailto:jb -dot- foster -at- shaw -dot- ca]

> in the use of
> fonts for printed manuals, and text books as well (especially 
> with regards
> to fonts that cross over the readability barrier of PDF)? 
> Also, is there any
> personal favorites of the members of this list?

The technical publisher I typeset books for likes it when I use Garamond
or Caslon---most of their books are set in either one of those fonts,
with Helvetica headers. 

In my regular job, all the manuals I create are in Akzidenz Grotesk BE,
a very modern-looking, versatile sans serif. It looks good no matter
what weight or size you set it. It's my absolute favorite font, good for
body text and headers.  

Nancy Kaminski
nancy -dot- kaminski -at- spanlink -dot- com


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