Microsoft Font Blog
Comments(0) Microsoft Typography team started a 
Font Blog where they try to explain aspects of screen readability, technology behind ClearType, typography design and stuff like that. Looks promising so far.
They also pointed out an interesting feature I haven’t seen properly applied before(at least not that I noticed) – font embedding. They are using the new MS Vista fonts called Candara (for body text) and Calibri (for headings).
The feature doesn’t work in Firefox for some reason. It should work in any case since I have all the new Vista “C” fonts installed already.
Before you start criticizing the new fonts for being utterly useless and unreadable -> turn on ClearType smoothing (find it in Display properties – Appearance – Effects) then head on to ClearType tuner to finalize the setup.
It makes all the difference doesn’t it? Suddenly they look, dare I say it? Nice?!
The problem with ClearType is that it has exactly the opposite effect on old fonts (like Verdana) which become very fuzzy and blurred (at least on CRTs, aperture grille masks seem to handle it a tiny bit better than shadow masks) thus reducing readability.
Microsoft is betting on the widespread use of LCD screens (I guess they have a point there) but I’m not sure I like their attitude towards those of us who wouldn’t trade our belowed CRTs for crappy LCD panels. Let’s face it, the only ones that are any good are Apple CinemaScreens and top of the line NEC-Mitsubishi panels that cost about as much as a small car. 
