tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1481277762471114452.post5086103665821563677..comments2024-03-20T12:56:48.451-05:00Comments on Better Posters: The view from Austin, part 2: Ecological Society of America meeting, 2011Zen Faulkeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07811309183398223358noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1481277762471114452.post-40605271877985721292011-08-16T14:59:00.334-05:002011-08-16T14:59:00.334-05:00I suppose comic sans has a friendly charm to it, b...I suppose comic sans has a friendly charm to it, but I'm unsure as to why you would want your poster to look like your 8 year old did it...<br /><br />As for serif/sans serif, I agree with the quote you put in your post: "Use a non-serif font (e.g., Helvetica) for title and headings and a serif font (e.g., Palatino) for body text (serif-style fonts are much easier to read at smaller font sizes)."<br /><br />...with the caveat that you shouldn't be using small fonts in large blocks of text in the first place (i.e., no serif fonts).Carl Wondershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17006223152242187007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1481277762471114452.post-71414548238358644462011-08-16T11:24:39.811-05:002011-08-16T11:24:39.811-05:00Hi, my name is Marcia Hoang and I designed the pos...Hi, my name is Marcia Hoang and I designed the poster for Dan Brooks from the Houston Museum of Natural Science about Invasive Waterfowl. Dan told me that you came by and asked if you could post a pic of the poster on your blog. I would be more than happy to hear what you think of it. Please post it if you'd like and you can link back to my portfolio site too if you wish at marciahoang.comMarcia Hoanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09815204785036370224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1481277762471114452.post-69718333016508685122011-08-15T13:11:21.581-05:002011-08-15T13:11:21.581-05:00My comments on the serif versus san serif debate a...My comments on the serif versus san serif debate are here:<br /><br /><a href="http://betterposters.blogspot.com/2009/07/great-divide.html" rel="nofollow">http://betterposters.blogspot.com/2009/07/great-divide.html</a><br /><br /><b>Small</b> type is a bigger problem than serif type.Zen Faulkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07811309183398223358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1481277762471114452.post-14474910445116072482011-08-15T13:09:57.764-05:002011-08-15T13:09:57.764-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Zen Faulkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07811309183398223358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1481277762471114452.post-19091814608131439902011-08-15T12:50:00.673-05:002011-08-15T12:50:00.673-05:00As long as it's not Times. Serif fonts are ve...As long as it's not Times. Serif fonts are very hard to read on posters and in talks.travelingeneticisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039168037398606000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1481277762471114452.post-70367976396766913822011-08-15T12:33:13.451-05:002011-08-15T12:33:13.451-05:00Comic Sans has a certain friendly, albeit clueless...Comic Sans has a certain friendly, albeit clueless, charm - sort of like a village idiot. But as friendly as both may be, you want something smarter after a while.Zen Faulkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07811309183398223358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1481277762471114452.post-14983814495025276252011-08-15T12:02:57.519-05:002011-08-15T12:02:57.519-05:00Kudos on your calling-out of authors' use of C...Kudos on your calling-out of authors' use of Comic Sans. I can't for the life of me understand why it's become a font of choice for so many. I even saw a Nobel Laureate present a talk in Comic Sans once!Carl Wondershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17006223152242187007noreply@blogger.com