Wall hanging fossils

[Wrangellian]

2 hours ago, pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon said:

 

Mostly it is a matter of preference. Yet, while it's undoubtedly true that a serif font is easier to read - hence their use in books and newspapers - a sans serif font looks less compound due to its lack of guiding lines (the serif lines). Is primarily for this reason, the less compound and cleaner look, that I recommend it here, as it'll attract less attention to itself than a label with a serif font...

Maybe so. I suspect that smaller, more discreet labels will do more to reduce the distraction. I like the idea of black labels with white lettering, if that's possible...

[pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon]

8 minutes ago, Wrangellian said:

Maybe so. I suspect that smaller, more discreet labels will do more to reduce the distraction. I like the idea of black labels with white lettering, if that's possible...

 

I wonder, since if you do it by printing, the letters will turn out looking smaller/narrower (know a lighter) than the actual font printed, as the black ink has a tendency to encroach on the lettering. Using professional printing gear it should be possible, though. Not quite sure how they do it...

[Wrangellian]

1 hour ago, pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon said:

I wonder, since if you do it by printing, the letters will turn out looking smaller/narrower (know a lighter) than the actual font printed, as the black ink has a tendency to encroach on the lettering. Using professional printing gear it should be possible, though. Not quite sure how they do it...

That might work - use a computer printer and make an image file with black background and white lettering, and use a bold font to counteract that bleeding into the letters.