Thou Shall Not Use Comic Sans: 365 Graphic Design Sins and Virtues: A Designer’s Almanac of Dos and Don’ts (Chris Chae's Library) by Sean Adams & Peter Dawson & John Foster & Tony Seddon

Author:Sean Adams & Peter Dawson & John Foster & Tony Seddon
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Published: 2012-06-15T16:00:00+00:00

186: Thou shall not use process color for small body text

Commentary Process colors—cyan, magenta, yellow, and black—combine to create four-color images. Black is a good choice for small body text, as it is legible and prints clearly. Cyan, yellow, and magenta do not work for small body text. First, returning to how we read, we look at individual letters and combine them to make words, which make sentences, and paragraphs. Differentiating the characters is the basis of the process. Cyan, yellow, and magenta are too intense to work well together. Alone, they are each too intense or light to be seen clearly. Secondly, a paragraph printed in magenta is bright and tiring to read. It’s as if you ask the viewer to look at the sun. It looks nice, but you will go blind when you stare at it too long. To be safe, make sure text is legible. Body text should be set in darker tones or black. SA

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