Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Fooling Around with Fonts

I'm writing in the evening just for some fun. If things look a little different it's because I just began typing with the default font that is set for the blog. Since there is no checkmark near the names of the various fonts I can't tell. I'll just have to experiment. Here's the list typed in the font in normal size:
(What do you think? Does this look the same as the first paragraph? I'm going to copy it and put it in alongside the first paragraph.)

Ariel
Courier
Georgia
Helvetica
Times
Trebuchet
Verdana

What do you think? Does this look the same as the first paragraph? I'm going to copy it and put it in alongside the first paragraph. Yes, it is Times Normal.

Why am I doing this you might ask? If you really want to know, go back and read some of the earliest posts - before July 2018- when I lived in Lexington and I was posting every day. I was doing a lot of experimenting. I don't know why I settled on Ariel Normal, which I have been using until now, but lately, I feel crowded when I am typing. So I am going to experiment again if you don't mind.

This is Verdana Normal. I like this. It feels more open and airy. And slower. What does that mean? When I was using Ariel it felt as if I was speeding along. Not so with this font.

This is Helvetica Normal. Slightly smaller, but still open.
This is Aria Normal. Pretty close to Helvetica. More jammed up.
This is Trebuchet Normal. Too small.
This is Courier Normal. Too light; almost like I'm running out of ink. It's spread out, but small.
The last one is Georgia Normal. It's probably the darkest one, but still too crowded.

I'm going to out Georgia and Verdana against each other. First Georgia, then Verdana:

Yesterday we had a Zoom virtual meeting for our book club. We had 8 persons online.
Yesterday we had a Zoom virtual meeting for our book club. We had 8 persons online.

I think I'm going to go with Verdana Normal for a few posts.


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