[musicale]

I have one tip for anyone using LaTeX:

Please stop using the awful Computer Modern typeface.

[JoshTriplett]

I personally find Computer Modern quite pleasant to read and work with.

Apart from personal preference, why avoid Computer Modern?

[analog31]

It shows that you took an extra year to write your dissertation. ;-)

Just kidding, but I got my degree 25 years ago, and at the time, the students who tried to have a perfectly typeset document spent a lot of time on that pursuit.

[andreasvc]

It is an extremely thin font which makes it unsuitable for screen reading.

[jjgreen]

A lot of the time, the TeX output target is paper, and there (with a decent resolution printer) it looks rather splendid (in my view anyway).

[0-_-0]

For me the horizontal line in the letter "e" often disappears with smaller text sizes.

[rflrob]

But then how will people know how smart I am for using LaTeX? ;)

[edgarvaldes]

Any typeface in particular that you do recommend?

[wenc]

I used Bitstream-Charter [1] for my dissertation. It looks much better than Computer Modern.

My resume is typeset in Linux Libertine [2] which is used in this superlatively beautiful and elegant CV template by Dario Taraborelli [3]. Requires xelatex.

[1] http://www.tug.dk/FontCatalogue/charterbt/

[2] http://www.tug.dk/FontCatalogue/linuxlibertine/

[3] http://nitens.org/taraborelli/cvtex

[Topolomancer]

Somewhat controversial, but I like it: Minion Pro :)

[lusmd]

\usepackage{mathpazo}

Or

\usepackage[utopia]{mathdesign}

Some people like garamond (also a mathdesign font).

[chess93]

Computer Modern

[andrepd]

I find Computer Modern to be quite readable on paper and screen. Any particular reason you feel this way?