What is standard font and size for printed mailed letters these days? - GoFuckYourself.com

MrMaxwell · 12-22-2011, 06:54 PM

Everyone seems to want text to be four points these days... sigh.. if you're writing a business letter, what do you use these days? Times? Arial? 10pt maybe?

MrBottomTooth · 12-22-2011, 06:58 PM

size 12 Times New Roman is pretty standard. I think Arial looks a little better.

tical · 12-22-2011, 07:02 PM

Size 20 Impact bold

B.Barnato · 12-22-2011, 07:06 PM

Size 32 Comic Sans

MrMaxwell · 12-22-2011, 07:09 PM

You are both wrong, I am going to go with 32pt Impact Bold

:D

raymor · 12-22-2011, 11:12 PM

I thought 12, but I just read a reputable source that said 12 is definitely too large. Next time I'll use 10.

barcodes · 12-22-2011, 11:29 PM

Bare minimum for print is 9 in my experience. I like 10 or 11. Most people use 12 i think.

DBS.US · 12-22-2011, 11:30 PM

It's sad how young designers with big monitors use such small fonts and when the items get printed you can't read shit.

epitome · 12-22-2011, 11:33 PM

Jesus Christ, I wish it were these questions that keep me up at night.

barcodes · 12-22-2011, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DBS.US

It's sad how young designers with big monitors use such small fonts and when the items get printed you can't read shit.

To clarify, I guess when I said 9 pt is minimum, it was really meant for other forms of print, like business cards and when your forced to cram a shitload of content with no room left. I wouldn't recommend it for a letter but to my knowledge, anything lower than 9 is unreadable.

I usually stick to 11 pt myself, some like 10 and most use 12 i think.

MrMaxwell · 12-29-2011, 07:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DBS.US

It's sad how young designers with big monitors use such small fonts and when the items get printed you can't read shit.

It's nonsense. I have 20/20 and I use ctrl + all of the time
Why strain your eyes, what the hell

12-22-2011, 06:54 PM	#1
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B.Barnato So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 3,618	Size 32 Comic Sans

12-22-2011, 07:09 PM	#5
MrMaxwell Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 10,057	You are both wrong, I am going to go with 32pt Impact Bold :D

12-22-2011, 11:29 PM	#7
barcodes Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Florida Posts: 2,040	Bare minimum for print is 9 in my experience. I like 10 or 11. Most people use 12 i think.

12-22-2011, 11:33 PM	#9
epitome So Fucking Lame Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: St. Petersburg, FL Posts: 12,156	Jesus Christ, I wish it were these questions that keep me up at night.