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 TschicholdThe aim of every typographic work - the delivery of a message in the shortest, most efficient manner.
Jan TschicholdReaders want what is important to be clearly laid out; they will not read what is too troublesome.
Jan Tschichold