As a designer, should you put your text in long line lengths or short line lengths?
Long Line Lengths
Short Line Lengths
There's no right answer. Long lines are read faster, but people prefer short line lengths.
White text on a black background is the easiest text to read
Is it okay to use decorative fonts?
No, none of them are legible
Yes, as long as it's not too decorative that it's not recognizable
Yes, all decorative fonts are okay to use
Bigger x-heights make fonts look bigger and easier to read
What are 3 ways to make text easier to comprehend?
Use titles and headers to let your audience know what they're about to read
Make it easy for the audience to anticipate what's coming next
Make footnotes for all the hard words
The least amount of syllables, the better
Capital letters are too hard to read
What do we call the quick, sharp jumps our eyes make while reading?
Saccades & Fluctuations
Saccades & Fixations
It's easier to read about a subject when you have knowledge on a subject
