Allowing for the fact that the font is a serif style and hence less conducive to screen use at these sizes, the standard font nevertheless displays the typical traits of an unhinted typeface. Note the irregular stems, inconsistent overall weight and the bowls of letters 'e' & 'a' filling in. Alignment of 'diagonal heavy' letters 'v' & 'w' also suffers. The end result is a block of text that does not sit comfortably on the screen and one which attracts the reader's eye to certain character deficiencies, interrupting the flow, impact, intended message and ultimately affecting the reader's enjoyment of the words.

Hinted Sample

Straight away the text is more legible, uniform in weight and sharper on screen. Letter spacing is improved, curves are more even, alignment and diagonals are corrected, stem and serif widths regulated and troublesome bowls ('a', 'e') opened. Altogether much kinder on the eye and easier to read.

If you would like more information on the benefits of TrueType hinting please contact Joe Graham .