Typography
Readability
Readability refers to the way in which words and blocks of type are arranged on a page. Legibility refers to how a typeface is designed and how well one individual character can be distinguished from another.
A designer must choose a typeface that is not only appropriate to the mood of the design but that is appropriate for the purpose of the text in the design. Standard graphic design wisdom holds that serif fonts are easier to read than are sans serif fonts. When reading, the eye quickly scans the tops of the letterforms, and a serif font has more features immediately recognizable thanks to the tiny eye-holds provided by the serifs.
Sans serif and serif uppercase letters (A serif is circled in red)
For the purposes of purely electronic design, sans serif fonts are more readable because a screen has a lower resolution than a printed page has. Serifs serve only to smudge the letterforms. As screen resolution improves and technology improves, both are used more commonly, depending on the application.
Maximum Readability
