When creating a webpage, a designer has to decide on fonts to use. The fonts can be different for the headlines, body, and captions or smaller text. Lynch & Horton (2001) recommend considering the following factors:
- Commonality
Do not use peculiar or hard to read fonts. If a font is peculiar, it may be unreadable by a viewers browser. In such a case, the browser may adopt a default font that can interrupt with the intended style of the page. If a font is hard to read, then viewers will find the information difficult to digest. In this case, the page will become useless to a viwer.
- Legibility
Good fonts that appear well on the computer screen are Georgia and Verdana. It is suggested that designers use these two fonts or similar common fonts that appear well on a screen.
