Too Many Choices

Often choosing a font can be overwhelming—there are simply too many choices. The first thing to be considered is what the text is for. If it is an essay or report then legibility (the recognition of individual letters) and readability (the recognition of whole words and chunks of text) should be more important than esthetics. If the reader cannot get though the written material with ease and accuracy then they will not be able to focus on the content. If the text will be put online there is more to consider because in order for the font to display properly the viewer’s computer must have the same font installed. This isn’t as limiting as it seems however, the range of fonts available on most computers is fairly standard. If a more unusual font was wanted for a title or heading it could always be saved and inserted as a picture instead.