Re: Font-family types and when to use each type

I generally avoid Kufi style for body text and reserve it for display
usages only (e.g. titles, headings, etc.) and go with Naskh style for body
text. But this is mostly a matter of good practices in typography rather
than discouraging folks to use a specific font.

Best regards,
Shervin
On Oct 19, 2015 1:47 PM, "Najib Tounsi" <ntounsi@gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I have a thought about font-family types and when to use each type. (Fill
> an issue?)
>
> Font family can be classified by "style or decoration" between two
> extremes, from raw type (courier/fixed-width… let's call it textual) to
> calligraphic type, via various other types more or less stylish (the latter
> ranging from, e.g.  Arial to Apple Chancery/Lucida Calligraphy etc). There
> is for all tastes. (see my sample [1] ....)
>
> Precisely, should we "allow" any fonts to apply  anywhere, or should there
> be some typographical rules? Especially in Arabic, where it is very
> tempting to use nice letters.
>
> I think also readability might be better in the other way round, from the
> more stylish fonts (less readable) to the less stylish (more readable). It
> can be considered as an  accessibility issue in some cases (e.g. video
> subtitles).
>
> For example, to do it pretty, some  may use (and abuse of) stylish fonts
> everywhere. An example here [2] (OK not bad). A typical case also are
> subtitles or video scripts [3].
>
> Anyway,  a typographical rule could be that the stylish fonts are for
> titles banners etc ... and  normal fonts are for, say, the content of
> paragraphs.
>
> Here are some examples (image snapshot):
> - Title decorative, paragraph normal (
> http://www.w3c.org.ma/Tests/Alreq/aljazeera.png )
> - Title decorative, paragraph decorative (
> http://www.w3c.org.ma/Tests/Alreq/arado-deco-font4all.png)
> - Title normal, paragraph normal (
> http://www.w3c.org.ma/Tests/Alreq/asharq-text-font4all.png)
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Najib
>
> [1] http://www.w3c.org.ma/Tests/Alreq/Sample.pdf
> [1] http://www.w3c.org.ma/Tests/Alreq/Sample.html
> [2] http://www.arado.org.eg/
> [3] http://www.w3c.org.ma/Tests/Alreq/subtitle1.jpg
> [3] http://www.w3c.org.ma/Tests/Alreq/subtitle2.jpg
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