Sans Serif Fonts
What's the difference between
Serif and Sans Serif fonts?
There's a really good website at Rutgers University that explains a lot about sans serif fonts. Maybe more than you want to know. But I found it very informative.
The grotesques where so named because the public were initially somewhat shocked by their relatively stark design. Groteques are very bare in appearance due to the absence of serifs, and the simpler, cleaner designs.
-- from Fonts 102 - Typography
The geometric class of fonts has a stark minimalistic appearance. Distinguishing features include a constant line thickness ( no weight ). ... Also notable is the precise minimalism of these designs. The characters almost always are made up from straight horizontal and vertical lines, and arcs that are very circular ( to the point where they often look as though they were drawn with a compass ).
-- from Fonts 102 - Typography
As the name might suggest, humanist fonts were designed with a goal of being less mechanical in appearance. ... They are said to have a "pen drawn" look about them. They tend to have subtle variation in weight, especially observable in bold variants.
-- from Fonts 102 - Typography
I'm not sure what these are, except Sans Serif.
Any suggestions welcome.
Sans serif fonts can be found in these other categories, too. Check out Period and Handprint fonts.