Antman Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 So the Media team seem to using a new font for onscreen purposes - some horrible serif font that should be not allowed out. admittedly it's not Comic Sans, but IMHO it doesn't work as the ascenders / verticals are too thin when we got taught typography (all the way back in hot metal days !!) and then when i did TV graphics work, we always avoided fonts where the verticals were too thin as they tend to disappear visually. Optima was our 'go to' for a slightly serifed font. but this one (which i think is 'Jazmin ' regular) is effing horrible, and doesn't mix at all when used with other fonts - which they do. as they used to say - "if in doubt, Gill throughout" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 38 minutes ago, Antman said: So the Media team seem to using a new font for onscreen purposes - some horrible serif font that should be not allowed out. admittedly it's not Comic Sans, but IMHO it doesn't work as the ascenders / verticals are too thin when we got taught typography (all the way back in hot metal days !!) and then when i did TV graphics work, we always avoided fonts where the verticals were too thin as they tend to disappear visually. Optima was our 'go to' for a slightly serifed font. but this one (which i think is 'Jazmin ' regular) is effing horrible, and doesn't mix at all when used with other fonts - which they do. as they used to say - "if in doubt, Gill throughout" It looks like a Gaelic, Celtic, Irish font. I presume it's being used since the introduction of our new Irish kit suppliers O'Neil's. Who's logo I can't unsee as similar to 1970s football ball manufacturers Stuburt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 Anything that is serif can be tricky for people with visual impairments, especially when all in capitals. I do wonder how many fans struggle to read the content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Shadow Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 You really need to choose your font carefully... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeRed Posted March 2, 2023 Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 On 01/03/2023 at 19:40, Red Shadow said: You really need to choose your font carefully... I must look out for that one for my sister in law! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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