Reading Response // How to choose a font

     While I know type is important, I haven't had to pay too much attention to it in the past, so it's interesting to hear of the objective and subjective qualities that typefaces can have.

    I would have assumed legibility and readability were the same prior to reading this article. It makes sense now that a typeface could be legible by design, but placed and formatted in a way that gives it very low readability. 

    This article definitely made me feel like I need to do some solid research on my typeface choices before making decisions in the future. Factors like design intent, aesthetics, and mood make sense, and are things that I think we more naturally think about, whether or not the best decisions are made. However, prior to reading this, anachronisms aren't something I thought about a ton, but I see why it's important to avoid them.

    Typeface isn't something that I've considered the history of much, but it makes sense that a lot of typefaces are from certain periods and were originally intended for one specific purpose, like being read by a computer. 

    Trite correlations, specifically with some of the fonts mentioned, are definitely something I'll avoid, and even something that I was already, at least subconsciously, aware of even before really thinking about typeface in design. Fonts like Papyrus and Comic Sans have basically become full-on memes online because of their overuse and the cliche associated with them. That's when you know it's bad. 

    I think I have a lot more to learn about typeface design before I feel confident to know exactly what's good and not. But, focusing on these basics like legibility, readability, and avoiding anachronisms and trite correlations are good starting places. Plus, the option of typeface families, as mentioned, definitely seems like a good starting point for finding many variations of one typeface you feel comfortable with. 

    More research will follow, but I'm happy to become more aware of the importance and intricacies of typeface.