Xante Assel-a-Writer-8300, Instruction Manual

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______________________ Application Notes and Page Design B-23
• Usually, serif typefaces are more legible for large bodies of text,
while sans serifs work better for headlines.
• Keep text column widths under 4" to reduce the chance of a
reader losing his place when his eyes move from the end of one
line to the beginning of the next.
• All capitalized text is much harder to read than mixed case text.
• Vary paragraph lengths to help readers keep track of where they
are on the page.
• Keep most paragraphs to five lines or less to help prevent long
text blocks from tiring or intimidating readers. Mixing line
lengths within a paragraph also helps.
• Match your typeface to the subject. For example,
Zapf Chancery
is
perfect for formal invitations, while
Helvetica Bold
works
better for EXIT signs.
• Use white space (wider margins, more space between section
headings and paragraphs, etc.) to decrease a cluttered, heavy text
look.
These are suggestions which work well in most cases. Your printer
and Adobe PostScript make it easy for you to test these tips and
select the ones that work best for your particular job.
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