Reply To: Critique my portfolio site please?

[chrisburton]

Are you having a laugh?

Not at all. I’m trying to educate you.

and certainly nothing wrong with Helvetica Neue.

But there is.

If its more readable and its not comic sans then thats all that matters for now.

Yeah but unfortunately that just makes no sense whatsoever.

As Erik Spiekermann stated:

“Most people who use Helvetica, use it because it’s ubiquitous. It’s like going to McDonald’s instead of thinking about food. Because it’s there, it’s on every street corner, so let’s eat crap because it’s on the corner.”

And to clarify the horrible readability and legibility: http://spiekermann.com/en/helvetica-sucks

There are countless articles about Helvetica on screen and its poor readability. Remember that dyslexic and people with poor vision use the internet. Benton Sans is a great alternative.

I think we’re past the era of using “websafe fonts”. Even though I have a love for Georgia, I know there are more diverse alternatives.