Outside of Class: Compare and Contrast

Outside of Class: Compare and Contrast

This is Georgia compared with Courier New and Times New Roman. I noticed when looking at these fonts that Georgia is slightly bigger than Times New Roman, even though it says they are both 1em in size. Courier New seems to be bigger than both Georgia and Times New Roman, and it also looks like the kerning is different. It looks like Courier New is more spaced out. It also looks like Georgia's kerning is closer together than Times New Roman.

This is Impact compared with Arial and Verdana. Impact is not one of my favorite fonts, mostly because the font is really heavy and the kerning is very close. Arial and Verdana are similar, except if you look closely at Verdana, you see sharp points at the edges, for example: The letter C. In Arial, the letter C is curved up and in more, while Verdana's C is not curved in as much, and has a pointy edge. Impact's C is curved in the most, almost making a complete shape like a pill. I find Arial and Verdana much easier on my eyes to read. As for Impact, it's so heavy and looks like it's squished together. 

This is Georgia compared with Trebuchet MS and Arial Black, two other fonts of my choice. Arial Black looks like it could be an edited version of Impact. It's heavy, but it's easier to read and it doesn't look like it's squished together. Georgia and Trebuchet MS look like they are almost the same size, although I think Trebuchet MS is slightly bigger. I know they are all 1em, but I think due to kerning and the width and height of the letters it makes the fonts look bigger or smaller than others. Trebuchet MS is similar to Verdana, the c's curve the same, except Verdana still has the pointy & sharp edge. I feel that the q's for Trebuchet MS and Arial Black would be similar if Arial Black wasn't a heavy font altogether. Also, an obvious statement: Georgia is a serif font while Trebuchet MS and Arial Black are sans-serif fonts.