Chapter 4:Legibility
Connor Posey
Legibility is the clarity of the words given to read and
understand. It was interesting to see just how legibility is a forever-changing
thing. As the written word has evolved and grown to digital word, the way
people see clarity changes correspondingly to the changing environment. It was
also interesting learning just what letters are more clear to readers in
instances of graphic pieces distorting or covering the text. Another thing that
was discussed was the spacing involved in legibility. In some words, the
letters have differentiated spacing that can be more clearly read by evening
out those spacing to help the viewer optically. You must also be careful with
bold and light texts as to not diminish or overwhelm the meaning of the word.
This can also be said with italics and obliques. And also extended and
condensed character width. Too much of a good thing can turn bad and illegible.
Type size also, depending on the situation, can influence the overall clarity.
If a type size in a document is over 12 pts., it may influence the reader to
pause and take more time while reading it because greater impact is seen
through the larger than average text. Also, color has a great impact on
clarity. The good uses involve white text on dark gray and black and also black
text on light grey or white backgrounds. Value and hue changes to like colored
text and backgrounds makes it more illegible. Justified and unjustified text
forms in paragraphs are both legible, but must be done clearly and without
extreme ragged edges. With justified, everything is clear and concise, and with
unjustified text, the shorter and longer edges cue the reader to the next line.There are many essentials in creating a legible piece that is as clear to the viewer as possible without losing the creative impact.
“The whole duty of typography, as with calligraphy, is to
communicate to the imagination, without loss by the way, the thought or image
intended to be communicated by the author.”
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