Free TrueType Fonts for the Web
Usually one doesn't review fonts, but since these are from Microsoft and they're free...
Microsoft's typography idea is that designers will use these fonts in their websites and then, if you have the fonts installed on your system, you'll see the site as it was designed.
These fonts are specially designed for on-screen viewing. Ever since the invention of chisels and pens, fontmakers have tried to optimize legibility on rock and papyrus and wood and paper. Pixelized terminal viewing, however, is tongue-twistingly new in the history of fontography.
Enter a new breed of font developers whose goal is to create letters that are pleasing, clear, and legible on-screen.
But, you say, "I don't really care if I view websites in their original font design." Fair enough. But there's another Very Practical Use for at least a couple of these fonts. I've replaced Helvetica with Verdana as my default font for word-processing tasks for the simple reason that Verdana reads better than other fonts on-screen and because it looks really good on paper. And I've used ComicSansMS both as a headline font and as a highly readable screen font in its smaller sizes.
You can get any or all of a half-dozen screen-optimized TrueType fonts from Microsoft's typography site. The site displays each font and includes links to further information about each of them.
Go to: < http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fontpack/default.htm >
