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A new serif in town?(Letter to the Editor)

By Smith, Wade
Publication: EMedia, The Digital Studio Magazine
Date: Tuesday, June 1 2004

Regarding Paul Schmidt's letter to the editor "Typecast" (March 2004, p. 5), Mr. Schmidt is quite correct in his observation. But as good Web designers know, for mysterious but well-accepted reasons, the opposite is true for fonts displayed electronically.

Others might point out that the New York Times' online edition uses the serif Times New Roman. I suspect the reason is purely one of expedie

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