Sans Serifs

What is sans serif?

Sans serif is a typeface. It does not use serifs (hence the sans). Popular examples of sans serifs include:


 * Helvetica


 * Avant Garde


 * Arial
 * Franklin Gothic
 * Futura

Sans serifs have clean, crisp lines, this usually makes them the preferred fonts of graphics designers.
 * Franklin Gothic is a popular choice for newspapers, this is because of the legibility and various weighs within the letter structure.
 * Futura Sans serif has long ascenders and descenders making it elegant and appealing.
 * Gill Sans was designed by Eric Gill and is a very popular font. It is very legible and it comes in different weights making it suitable for display and text
 * Helvetica is one of the most well knows fonts. Helvetica was originally designed by Max Miedinger in 1957. This font can be used for a wide range of work such as posters and body text.