According to Williams and Tollett, the "goal is to make reading as easy as possible for the visitor (and for ourselves on our own computers as we browse" (2000, p. 219).
Readability has to do with how easy it is to read a lot of text. The type of text utilized here should be Serif.(Williams and Tollett). |
Legibility has to do with the ease of reading a small amount of text such as headings, titles, buttons and signs. The type of text used here should be San Serif. (Williams and Tollett). |
This is Times New Roman font which is an example of a Serif font. |
This is an example of Ariel font which is a San Serif font. |
| Readability Rules |
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1. San Serif easiest to read |
5. Never let text spread across entire web page. It is difficult to read long lines of text. |
2. Not too big (14 pt max for body text) |
6. Avoid very short lines. |
3. Not too small (no smaller than 10 pt) |
7. Make sure there is contrast between background and text. |
4. Never have large amounts of text in bold, italic, caps, small caps, script |
©Chris Jackson
12/07/2006