Implications of issues in typographical design for readability and reading satisfaction in an aging population.
The issues in typographical design that influence readability in an aging population are explored. The traditional response to age-related changes in vision has been "bigger is better," but we explore other major variables and vocabulary associated with page layout and design, including type classification and readability, justification, traditional rules of page composition, and issues of word forms versus character strategies. Other research areas that should be explored are also considered.
Adams
J M
JM
Nesbitt College of Design Arts, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104.
Hoffman
L
L
D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D011327:Printing / Q000379:methods*; D011932:Reading