Given that I have at least basic understanding of typography, I would like to understand what attributes typography designers alter to make text more legible and more pleasing to the eyes?
For example, what features make Consolas
more pleasing than old generation MS console
font? Why does Calibri
looks more spaciously placed than Arial
? Why does Segoe
look better on titles but uncomfortable in dense text?
I know anti-aliasing makes font appear smooth and serif fonts are difficult to read on-screen, but would request about other aspects of aesthetics of glyphs.