zach on Nostr: The vast majority of printed reading material (Newspapers, Books, etc) are in a serif ...
The vast majority of printed reading material (Newspapers, Books, etc) are in a serif typeface. Yet, virtually all of digital reading material (Blogs, social networks, chat bots) are in a sans-serif typeface. What is the reason for this? I had always been told that serif is easier to read
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