Lesson 3 Bibliography

Professor: Nancy Mata

Art 244 Type II

Millersville University

Project #3: Bibliography

Part 1

At first glance, Verdana is much more legible on screen than Georgia. As I zoom out and the type gets smaller the same observation stands. Verdana has a larger lowercase x-height and counters than Georgia. Georgia's counter tend to get lost. The italicized version of Georgia looks almost like a script font when it is small. The serifs on Georgia also do not lend to its legibility. Verdana seems larger, and is just as legible in italics. The numbers in Verdana do no descent below the baseline like they do in Georgia. Verdana is also a sans-serif typeface which makes it easier to read. They both seem to be kerned pretty tightly. The capital letters of both typefaces are legible. Georgia's caps seem to have more contrast in the strokes than Verdana.