28 Jan
2005
28 Jan
'05
1:54 p.m.
Arial is generally the standard online (or a similar sans-serif font) because it is easier to read than a serif font that has lots of "hooks" due to the pixel display. I'm not sure whether there is actually a purpose behind "very small" fonts, but teaching basic web design and having to explain resolution issues to my students, I would assume that screen resolution (both the designer's and the viewer's) has something to do with it. If I design in an 800x600 resultion and you view it in 1400xwhatever it is, then it's going to look tiny. Ulla -- Ulla Bunz Assistant Professor Department of Communication Rutgers University 4 Huntington Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901