[Hidden-tech] Dearest font geeks,

[Kirsten Bonanza]

Thanks everyone for the great feedback.

By 'in person' I mean "as printed by a commercial printer on a press, with
good paper (from a computer-generated InDesign or Quark file?)."

The games are card games, and board games.  So it is literally something
that will be played in person with the likelyhood of an online version.
Thus my desire to not have to redo the entire look; 'do it right the first
time' so to speak...


Kirsten Bonanza

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On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 6:02 PM, michaelbix <michaelbix at straight-arrow.cc>wrote:

>  Dear Kirsten,
>
> Please define what you mean by your phrase "in person."
>
> On paper?   As printed by a home printer (from the application or help
> files?)... or as printed by a commercial printer on a press, with good paper
> (from a computer-generated InDesign or Quark file?).
>
> Or is this "in person" for the gamer in some other way I don't get?
>
> Clearly the gamer will receive or see fonts in some printed materials (ie.
> advertising in shops, ads in graphic novels, game covers, game
> documentation) although documentation is increasingly accessed via
> downloaded/onscreen pdf's and live streamed help files directly from the
> manufacturer's or distributor's website.  Font resolution can be extremely
> truncated in a game view unless it's HD... which limits some uses of serifs
> and italic, for instance as well as certain bolds, drop shadows and fancy
> fonts.
>
> So some clear distinctions here would help us answer your question.
>
>
> Thanks
> Michael
>
> Michael Cerulli Billingsley
>
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> On  4 November 10, at 5:10 PM, Kirsten Bonanza wrote:
>
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>
> Everyone has a preference... admit it.
>
> I am clueless as to the technical reasons but as I understand, some fonts
> work better on a computer screen and others in person.
> I am working on designing several games and I know that they will be viewed
> both ways.
>
> Any thoughts as to which fonts are better on the eye BOTH in person and via
> computer is much appreciated.
>
> Kirsten Bonanza
>
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