The sanserif only seems to be the simpler script. It is a form that was violently reduced for little children. For adults it is more difficult to read than serifed roman type, whose serifs were never meant to be ornamental.
Jan TschicholdStandardization, instead of individualization. Cheap books, instead of private press editions. Active literature, instead of passive leather bindings.
Jan TschicholdThe book designer strives for perfection; yet every perfect thing lives somewhere in the neighborhood of dullness and is frequently mistaken for it by the insensitive.
Jan Tschichold