Re: Readability and point size

Subject: Re: Readability and point size
From: Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- AXIONET -dot- COM>
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 18:59:04 -0500

Mitch Berg <mberg -at- IS -dot- COM>wrote:


>Ugh. 10 points is bad enough - nine points should make even a >sleazy lawyer gag.

Partly, it depends on what font is used. Aldus was designed for use at
smaller sizes; Stone Serif also works very well at 8 to 10 points.

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