Academic publishers prefer standard serif fonts like Times New Roman for submissions, if you& #39;re wondering why. And I& #39;m not a fan of sans serifs, to be honest. They look too webby. I like the print look. https://twitter.com/varadmehta/status/1387553606983983109">https://twitter.com/varadmeht...
Since we& #39;re on the subject of fonts, Del Rey is using a brand new font called Hermann for its "Star Wars: The High Republic" books. As soon as I cracked open the first one, I thought, "This font looks new and different and interesting."
So I looked in the back to see if they included the typeface information, which some publishers do. And lo and behold, there it was.
Yes, I& #39;m one of those people who pays attention to the type a book is set in and checks if the publisher has included that info in the book. Some people judge a book by its cover. I judge it by its type. And with my eyes, type and font size are very important.
And yes, I noticed within ten seconds that I was looking at a font I& #39;d never seen before and that was almost certainly a new typeface. Yes, yes, you don& #39;t have to tell me, I& #39;m a giant nerd.
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