The right size type depends upon your readership, the typeface you are using, your page layout, even how you print your paper...
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Typographic legibility is a result of typeface design and is considered a condition or a situation that will not be affected by outside influences. Typographic readability, on the other hand, is a result of the arrangement of letters and is a condition that can be improved. Readability is a function of the typeface design, the typeface size, the line length, the spacing of the phrases, the line spacing and even the surface where the material is printed on.
Publication Name: Design
Subject: Architecture and design industries
ISSN: 1520-4243
Year: 1999
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What is good typography?
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Typography, the technique of selecting typefaces that fulfill the dual requirements of legibility and readability, is essential in newspaper design. The three considerations with regard to legibility are transparency to the reader, having big features and restrained design properties. Open counters are useful in delineating a character. Individual letter shapes and certain situations can also affect legibility.
Publication Name: Design
Subject: Architecture and design industries
ISSN: 1520-4243
Year: 1999
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Fonts: an investment in your paper's future
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Fonts can help newspapers in a variety of ways if used properly. The use of different fonts makes news stories lively and interesting while improving special features sections. They also boost the power of advertisements by attracting the reader's attention, ranking data according to level of significance, helping the reader understand information and presenting information in a pleasing and effective way.
Publication Name: Design
Subject: Architecture and design industries
ISSN: 1520-4243
Year: 1998
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