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Your favorite font for documents?
2007-05-23, 7:36 PM #1
Post which font you like to use the most on the things you type.

I've really taken a liking to Bitstream Vera Sans for document headings and Bitstream Vera Serif for the main body text.

I like it because it is more readable than Times New Roman on account of being slightly wider.
2007-05-23, 7:38 PM #2
Wingdings 3

[EDIT] Aurabesh

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2007-05-23, 7:39 PM #3
Aurabesh :ninja:
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2007-05-23, 7:51 PM #4
I know I'll get a lot of disgusted looks, but I rather like Courier New and similar fonts that one would find on a typerwriter or old-school text-adventure game or the like. However, since I know most everyone finds it super-ugly, I usually stick with plain Arial or Times New Roman or the like.

On AIM, though, I use Veranda, in dark blue. I'm a fan of blues, browns, and monochromes (white/grey/black), in large part because of the preferred aesthetic I described above.
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2007-05-23, 7:53 PM #5
I've gotten used to Calibri being the default font in Office 2007.
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2007-05-23, 7:58 PM #6
Arial. :suicide:
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2007-05-23, 8:00 PM #7
I use Times New Roman for all essays, papers, writings, etc.

I use Arial most often as a screen font.
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2007-05-23, 8:07 PM #8
Tahoma's quite nice...

:)
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2007-05-23, 8:08 PM #9
Hel-f***ing-vetica
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2007-05-23, 8:08 PM #10
comic sans ms
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2007-05-23, 8:12 PM #11
Originally posted by fishstickz:
Hel-f***ing-vetica


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I use Calibri in word for class papers.

For my resume or other things I typically use Georgia
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2007-05-23, 8:37 PM #12
Calibri. The new fonts in Vista and Office 2007 are amazing.
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2007-05-23, 8:38 PM #13
i can't believe no one already did this
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2007-05-23, 9:03 PM #14
Palantino Linotype, size 11
7 pages in Times New Roman = 8 pages in Palatino Linotype
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2007-05-23, 9:28 PM #15
Verdana in Windows, Helvetica in OSX.
2007-05-23, 9:54 PM #16
Originally posted by NoESC:
i can't believe no one already did this


I did that in one of my signatures. Didn't realize until someone pointed out that not everyone is fortunate enough to have such a nice font :)
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2007-05-23, 9:56 PM #17
Times New Roman is pretty much required for papers, but Maiandra GD is appealing for Windows fonts etc.
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2007-05-23, 9:56 PM #18
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2007-05-23, 10:05 PM #19
Verdana for web, Georgia for print, whatever default for regular documents.
2007-05-23, 10:16 PM #20
Times New Roman or Arial for documents (I prefer the look of Arial and it's larger, but some people specify Times), DejaVu for programs.
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2007-05-23, 10:30 PM #21
Times New Roman for Research Papers
Courier New when I feel awesome.
Century Gothic to make my paper look sharp.
Book Antiqua whenever I'm bored.


I tend to change the font after I am finished with writing my whole paper.
I seem to get distracted with all the fonts before I even finish.
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2007-05-23, 10:40 PM #22
Originally posted by Pommy:
I use Times New Roman for all essays, papers, writings, etc.

I use Arial most often as a screen font.

Same here.
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2007-05-23, 10:41 PM #23
^ Ditto.
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2007-05-24, 12:01 AM #24
Originally posted by Big T:
Verdana in Windows, Helvetica in OSX.


OH MY GOD HUMP.

Or QFBTWIWGTS.
2007-05-24, 4:25 AM #25
Comic Sans MS is the font of the devil. Everytime you use it, a kitten is strangled.
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2007-05-24, 4:29 AM #26
TNR for papers , Tahoma for screeeeens.
2007-05-24, 4:58 AM #27
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2007-05-24, 5:15 AM #28
Originally posted by Pommy:
I use Times New Roman for all essays, papers, writings, etc.

I use Arial most often as a screen font.


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2007-05-24, 5:16 AM #29
I'd like to wipe Times New Roman from history please.

Lecture notes written in TNR give me headache!

(If I need a serif font I use Garamond)
2007-05-24, 5:18 AM #30
Verdana or Arial.
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2007-05-24, 5:54 AM #31
Verdana
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2007-05-24, 7:23 AM #32
Originally posted by Martyn:
I'd like to wipe Times New Roman from history please.

Lecture notes written in TNR give me headache!

(If I need a serif font I use Garamond)




I agree. Times is alright.... but Garamond and Georgia look so much nicer.

What Helvetica are you guys using for screen? Ive tried it and couldnt find one I liked.
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2007-05-24, 7:33 AM #33
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2007-05-24, 8:09 AM #34
Originally posted by Gebohq:
I know I'll get a lot of disgusted looks, but I rather like Courier New and similar fonts that one would find on a typerwriter or old-school text-adventure game or the like.

You're not alone, Courier New makes me hard.
2007-05-24, 8:43 AM #35
Consolas > Courier New
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2007-05-24, 2:40 PM #36
Originally posted by Pagewizard_YKS:
...Bitstream Vera Sans...


QFBTWIWGTS.

On the other hand, Psycho poetry.
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2007-05-24, 2:45 PM #37
whatever the defaults are.

after 25 years of PC typography, fonts still aren't embedded in documents so chances are if you use a fancy font your readers will be viewing the default font anyway.
2007-05-24, 2:47 PM #38
Unless you're printing or using pdf.
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2007-05-24, 2:48 PM #39
Word has had an option to embed fonts for a very long time. :confused:
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2007-05-24, 3:03 PM #40
MS Sans Serif 4 lyfe
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