MEETING 7: THE SERIFS AND SOCIETY SYNDROME

Today's agenda: discussing the importance of using serifs in typography.

• Item 1: The history of serifs in font design
• Item 2: The impact of serifs on readability
• Item 3: The future of serif-less typography

See our collection of serif styles

Notable attendees: Bob, the sans-serif enthusiast; Alice, the serif apologist; and Dave, the font designer who still uses Comic Sans

• Bob: "Serifs are so last century!"
• Alice: "But think of the elegance! The sophistication! The serifs add character to any font!"
• Dave: "Uh, yeah, and Comic Sans is, like, super elegant too... in its own way..."