As a designer working primarily with a writing team, it makes my skin crawl to hear writers even speak of formatting, or layout, or what the rules are for same.
Even for print, the publishing business has changed and fonts are chosen first by their ability to be ripped by software that feeds the presses. That means Type 1 fonts work best. Secondly, usability studies assert that any serif is best for print (the standard being Times Roman) and sansserif (the standard being Arial since all OS will recognize Arial) works best for online.
No writer should write with a concern for what the words look like on paper. Text editors are the correct tool for the writer. The standard for formatting is FrameMaker, QuarkExpress, or PageMaker. Those are not toy apps and best used by pros.
And for the record, Arial is tap water. Times Roman is Diet Coke.
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Garamond: no alc - root beer; alc - home brew.
Futura: with or without alcohol - paragoric.
Even for print, the publishing business has changed and fonts are chosen first by their ability to be ripped by software that feeds the presses. That means Type 1 fonts work best. Secondly, usability studies assert that any serif is best for print (the standard being Times Roman) and sansserif (the standard being Arial since all OS will recognize Arial) works best for online.
No writer should write with a concern for what the words look like on paper. Text editors are the correct tool for the writer. The standard for formatting is FrameMaker, QuarkExpress, or PageMaker. Those are not toy apps and best used by pros.
And for the record, Arial is tap water. Times Roman is Diet Coke.