Legibility
Legibility
is a subject in typography that requires careful study and constant evaluation.
How this is achieved is by controlling the qualities and attributes inherent in
typography that makes type readable. When it comes to distinguishing characteristics
of letters, there is a major need for attention. There are twenty-six letters,
and each has evolved over the centuries to a unique place within the system of
signs. Even though weight, size, proportion, and elaboration can change, the
basic structure of each letterform must stay constant. There are four groups
that these letters can be clustered into and those are the vertical, curved, a
combination of vertical and curved, or oblique.
Spatial
harmony and legibility has very critical aspects into understanding the triadic
relationship of type size, line length, and interline spacing. All three of
these can improve the legibility no matter what in a letterform. All of these
revolve around visibility, pleasant rhythm, and comparative judgments. Next,
weight, or thickness, of the strokes is something that must be examined to
ensure the legibility. This provides contrast and clarity between typographic
page elements such as titles, headlines, and subheads.
Another
aspect to clarity is legibility and color. Incorporating color affects legibility
and when working with this, it is important to achieve an appropriate contrast between
type and its background. The most legible color contrast is definitely black
type on a white background, but other options can improve the relative phenomenon.
Colors possess characteristics of hue, value, and saturation, and when
combining color and type,, balancing these properties is a critical legibility
concern.
Another
proponent is justified and unjustified typography. The word spacing, ragged
text alignment, and the breaking of lines all can determine the legibility of a
certain type. Paragraphs and indentations help clarify content, and increase
reader comprehension. The clear separation
of paragraphs in a body of text has an overall consensus as to accomplishing
this goal.
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