Typographic dimensions and conventional wisdom: A discrepancy?
journal contribution
posted on 2020-09-16, 15:31authored byKarel van der Waarde
◆ Finds that x-height, line length, and line spacing in brochures, scientific journals, and novels do not reflect typographic guidelines ◆ Demonstrates that the boundaries for these typographic dimensions differ by genre.
This paper was published in the journal Technical Communication and the definitive published version is available at https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/stc/tc/1999/00000046/00000001/art00007.