Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Tiresias LPfont - A typeface for large print publications

Tiresias LPfont - A typeface for large print publications

Here is a fascinating summary of research into font sizes and weights as they relate to the preferences of visually impaired readers. Those of us who vision is not impaired usually prefer a non-bold font, whereas readers whose vision is impaired prefer a bold font. This also goes into the whole issue of serif vs sans serif. Well worth reading if you are visually impaired or serve visually impaired readers.

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