Typography : Research Base

Text Design

Many articles have talked about text design and how to present text clearly. Some of these articles have been supported by empirical research, while other have not. One of the best articles in text design is written by James Hartley, who included many research studies to support his arguments. In this chapter we will highlight some rules mentioned in his article.

This chapter is divided into three sections:

Typographical consideration

Text layout

Text difficulty

 

 
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