When looking at a Microsoft Word document, people mainly see popular fonts like Arial, Times New Roman, and the notorious Comic Sans. But when are other fonts seen being used? When creating a Word document, the choice of what font to use is one of the most overlooked factors. Many people stick to common fonts when they can expand their horizons and incorporate a variety of font styles in their document. Changing the style, color, and size of a font can make your document not only more readable but also more personalized to represent yourself and/or the ideas you want to incorporate into your work.
When choosing a font, it must be the upmost priority to make sure that it is readable. That must mean that the size, color, and the font itself must be appropriately tuned. For instance, if you were to apply a pastel color onto a white background, that would be impossible to see. It's important to find a contrast between font color and the background of the paper. As for the font style, each and every one have their own appeals. Courier New has a typewriter-like appearance, so if you're making a document with that kind of aesthetic, that font would fit right in.
That is not to say that using common fonts is a bad thing. The point of this blog is not to shun on the popular fonts, but to encourage people to experiment outside from what they're used to when it comes to font choice. Formal writing serves as an example when it's appropriate to use a specific font (mainly Times New Roman) as it is required to do so. Although it's true that formal writing requires a specific font style, that still does recognize the fact that font choice is important. Using a less formal font would result in the reader not taking the author and their work seriously.
To sum things up, choosing what font to use is an underrated factor when creating a document, no matter what kind of document you're making. The style, size, and color all play a part into the process. It all depends on what your document is about and the aesthetic you want to go for. Readability, proper emphasis, and its aesthetic are things you should be looking for when choosing a font.
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
There Are More to Fonts Than Just Arial
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Brandon really liked the points you brought up in your blog about font selection. As my eyesight fades and cataracts grow, readability is a key to me when it comes other people's font selection and as you pointed out, style, size, color all plays into selection. All too often, I get messages, emails etc. with the standard fonts but either the size is way too small, or the color is difficult to see against the background and guess what, I don't waste my time and delete them.
ReplyDeleteThanks for shedding light on an often overlooked aspect of document creation – font choice! It's true that when it comes to Microsoft Word, we often default to the usual suspects like Arial and Times New Roman. However, your post reminds us that there's a whole world of fonts out there waiting to be explored.
ReplyDeleteHi Brandon, Its very details explanation on the Fonts usage. Usually we use to go for Arial or Time New Roman. But still there are many which we use little or never used. To create an eye catching document we can play around with other founts available
ReplyDeleteHi Brandon, you are right! there's a whole world of fonts out there beyond the basic Arial! I use different fonts for different needs. For school paper my trusty "go to" is Times New Roman, preparing letters I prefer cousin "Century Gothic", and for a more artistic touch, I turn to the S sister SketchFlow and Scribe for laying out PowerPoint presentations.
ReplyDeleteHi Brandon, Its very details explanation on the Fonts usage. Usually we use to go for Arial or Time New Roman. But still there are many which we use little or never used. To create an eye catching document we can play around with other founts available
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