January 31, 2001
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Which Fonts Do Children Prefer to Read Online? A small, but interesting study of on-screen legibility. It’s no surprise that the softer, humanistic friendlier typefaces such as Comic Sans and Arial were preferred by children, as my daughter has told me that she doesn’t like reading web pages set in small serif typefaces. I’m a bit disturbed that Comic Sans turned up at the top of the list. It has got to be the ugliest excuse for a typeface released over the past few years. Thanks to Microsoft, it’s unfortunately also one of the most pervasive. For further reading, there is also a related study on determining online fonts for adults. Via webword
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