The Typeface Made Me Do It

August 17th, 2012 / Comments (0)

Are some fonts more believable than others? A recent experiment by documentary filmmaker Errol Morris suggests that readers are more likely to put stock in information written in Baskerville than in Computer Modern, Georgia, Helvetica, Trebuchet, or Comic Sans.
We all know that typefaces are important, but this study puts fonts to the test. Very interesting.

Read the article here.

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