In this discussion on changing fonts on comp.text.tex newsgroup, the reply might be useful in deciding which font to use where. That is one of my biggest issues with fonts. I have no taste. :-)
Given a large number of fonts, I'd unerringly chose the one font that would make folks gouge their eyes out with a blunt pencil, I swear.
Assuming what the author wrote is true and people are in general consensus, I'd take those instructions. Not being an expert in Typography, I'm hard pressed to come up with a good explanation of how, what and where different fonts make a good impression. I used to compile my paper with different font packages to see which one appears good and by the time I tried my fourth font, I'd promptly forget how the first looked like. Of course, I could have saved each font type and then opened all of them to compare but being the lazy person I am.....
That said, as the thread mentioned, it's better to use the font packages rather than trying to change the individual fonts for specific parts of the document.
Given a large number of fonts, I'd unerringly chose the one font that would make folks gouge their eyes out with a blunt pencil, I swear.
Assuming what the author wrote is true and people are in general consensus, I'd take those instructions. Not being an expert in Typography, I'm hard pressed to come up with a good explanation of how, what and where different fonts make a good impression. I used to compile my paper with different font packages to see which one appears good and by the time I tried my fourth font, I'd promptly forget how the first looked like. Of course, I could have saved each font type and then opened all of them to compare but being the lazy person I am.....
That said, as the thread mentioned, it's better to use the font packages rather than trying to change the individual fonts for specific parts of the document.
