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What are your favorite fonts for technical reports? (mander.xyz)

submitted 11 months ago by DarthGraben@mander.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I work at a consulting engineering firm and write a lot of reports that are read by the public. I have an opportunity to recommend a different font for all of our written documents and am looking for something more modern/fresh than Times New Roman. Also open to recommendations for purpose specific communities about typography/fonts.

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[–] spaduf@slrpnk.net 11 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I've recently become a proponent of Atkinson Hyperlegible (while discovering I have some vision issues). Not sure if it's appropriate in your industry, but the improvements to accessibility are hard to argue with.

[–] Helix@feddit.de 5 points 11 months ago

improvements to accessibility are hard to argue with.

It's pretty good, yes. But other fonts not specifically designed for this fare quite well in contrast to what you'd believe: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/garethfordwilliams_dont-believe-the-type-axe-con-2021-activity-6904510195884445696-93xG

[–] DarthGraben@mander.xyz 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Our designs have to comply with ADA, so accessibility is definitely a familiar consideration. This looks like any other professional looking sans-serif font, so if it's more accessible for low vision/vision impaired people, all the better! I like that uppercase i and lowercase L are distinguishable, which is a personal peeve I have with some sans serif fonts. Thanks for the suggestion!

[–] spaduf@slrpnk.net 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It's hard to explain exactly why but switching my ereader over made a night and day difference in my comprehension and reading speed.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

That happened to me when I started using OpenDyslexic. I read so much more now, and I already read a lot.

[–] DarthGraben@mander.xyz 1 points 11 months ago

Out of curiosity, what font were you using before?