Lonsdale, MDS orcid.org/0000-0003-0315-6169 (2014) Typographic features of text. Outcomes from research and practice. Visible Language, 48 (3). pp. 29-67. ISSN 0022-2224
Abstract
This paper provides a comprehensive review of literature on the legibility of printed text in order to provide informed guidance on the design and preparation of typographic materials. To this end, experimental findings are taken into account, as well as the perspective of typographers, graphic designers, and authors. First, the typographic features of text are reviewed and illustrated individually to identify all the features that specifically characterise text layouts. It is emphasised, however, that the various typographic features should be selected in relation to each other, and that it is the combination and manipulation of all these typographic features as a group that makes the text legible. Studies are then reviewed and illustrated on the typographic structure of text as a whole. This information will prove useful to anyone involved in the development of typographic materials, including typographic and graphic designers, teachers and students.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014, Rhode Island School of Design. Reproduced with permission from the publisher. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Design (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 17 Feb 2015 12:52 |
Last Modified: | 13 Dec 2018 14:46 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Rhode Island School of Design |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:82895 |