The typeface Verdana was released in 1996 as an easy-to-read font for Websites, and in the intervening years, it has been used and misused in just about every imaginable way. For example, the Swedish ...

“Georgia and Verdana represented major milestones in the 1990s because they worked so well on screen and were among the first Web-safe fonts,” said Allan Haley, director of words and letters at ...

So, I'm just exploring options here...<BR>has anyone experianced a weird line-height thing with verdana font, that causes on some lines for line-height to be different then what is ...

When Microsoft approached acclaimed typographer Matthew Carter to develop fonts explicitly for computer screens in the 1990s, Carter demurred. “My first reaction was, ‘I don’t want to do this,'” he ...

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Simon Garfield explores the peculiar history of typefaces in his new book, Just My Type: A Book About Fonts, ...

Research recently conducted by the Matsec Support Unit on the ease with which students sitting for examinations can read different typefaces, and whether students with dyslexia have different ...

A research funded by computer giant Microsoft has revealed that Verdana is the best font for users to read text even as small a size as 10 without any discomfort. A research funded by computer giant ...

Following an overwhelming response to the Magazine's recent feature on the 50th birthday of the ubiquitous Helvetica typeface, this week sees readers picking their favourite fonts. Whether its Comic ...