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David Earls on fonts for TV
David Earls explains the do's and don'ts for type on TV, a medium he has worked with for some time. Summarized here, he says: - Avoid fonts with thin horizontal lines - they will flicker like crazy on a television screen due to interlacing.
- Pick fonts with a large x-height - that will allow you to experiment with smaller sizes but remain readable.
- (Assuming a nominal resolution of 72pt) Dont use a font smaller than 18pt ever ever, and try and keep to above 21pt as much as possible.
- Dont use finely seriffed fonts - the serifs will break down on screen unless they're set massive. Slab or wedge serifs are cool though - experiment.
- For static screens, gaussian blur the end screen by "0.3" in Photoshop: this will help with flickering.
- Be careful of red type, especially if its highly saturated. View your designs on a television or a broadcast monitor to be sure.
- This is where people may disagree with me: Be wary of chunky fonts at smaller sizes, they can appear to fill in a little, much like print on newspaper.
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