Quote From IntoTheSpiral:
But now after looking at fonts for you I'm changing that to Constantia using the lining option for numbers and in tables having the tabular proportions set. Palantino isn't a bad shout either...

Quote From ApolloBullit:
I use the same colour but less 'intense' - not sure the technical term but I basically reduce the saturation to about 75%

Quote From chickpea:


How are you getting on this week? I am ultra-tired and think I may switch to job applications for a change of pace!

Quote From TreeofLife:
I used a different colour for headings too. I liked it like that. I doubt my supervisors/examiners did but they didn't ask me to change it so I was happy about that :)

Quote From ApolloBullit:

I think there are nicer ways to format headings than using a different font, but again that's down to taste.
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Quote From IntoTheSpiral:


I think typeface/fonts would be my specialist subject on Mastermind, I'm a bit of a geek about it. My PhD has been about typing and I have colleagues here working on readability and accessibility of text on screen, so it's just a weird thing I geek out on a bit :-)

Personally, I think Calibri is fine. Garamond... Hmz. I've just tried using it in my document and I do find it a bit hard to read, for me the regular width of the lines is slightly too thin meaning that the difference in widths between the thinner parts and the wider parts is emphasised which adds a strange dimension. It also seems to be smaller and lighter than other serif fonts and is particularly hard to read if you're using italics for anything (e.g. statistics). Like I say, for my serif font I'm using Georgia. Edit: But now after looking at fonts for you I'm changing that to Constantia using the lining option for numbers and in tables having the tabular proportions set. Palantino isn't a bad shout either...

Quote From IntoTheSpiral:
Absolutely not. In fact I think it's a good thing. Tables and figures aren't typically going to be 1.5 spaced so a sans serif font makes sense. Plus, it's often for content that is quite precise and regular, especially if it's graphs. I mean, I wouldn't advise having a sans serif font on graph axes, for example. But, for the main text on paper, I wouldn't consider a sans serif as serif is objectively easier to read. (I've read papers on it, but can't remember the references off the top of my head).

Quote From IntoTheSpiral:
I tend to prefer sans serif in headings, tables and figures and a serif font for text. So, if it were me I'd make the change to a serif font for the text (I'm using Georgia). Your Uni may have specific guidelines but mine just specifies the minimum height of a character.

Quote From CR1980:
Does your institution not have guidance on this? Mine had really strict guidelines about every full stop and margin!