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Posted By Malcolm Hogarth
I seem to recall somebody once telling me that standard font for communications should be set at size 12. I have recenly started work for a company where the font is stipulated as size 10. In my opinion this is far too small but I want to research the subject a bit before I go any futher with it.
Any opinions where I can state facts on this apart from the DSE Regs?
Many thanks,
Malcolm
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Posted By Soter Daimones
I hadn't realised there was a regulation for fonts.
Perhaps you should look to the Clergy for guidance.
Risk Assessments for the Prevention of Drowning at Baptisms.
Soter
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Posted By Malcolm Hogarth
Get the accident book I have just cracked a rib.
Thanks for your swift response but it was not quite
what I was after. I appreciate the humour though.
Malcolm
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Posted By Patrick Guyomard
Well according to the British Dyslexia Association Fonts should be rounded, allow for space between letters, reflect ordinary cursive writing and be 'easy on the eye'. Look for a font that spaces letters rather than running them closely together. Bear in mind that fonts that have unusual shaped letters can create difficulties.
You should select sans serif fonts such as Arial or Comic Sans. Other suggestions include Verdana, Helvetica, Tahoma, Trebuchet and Sassoon.
Use a minimum of size 12pt or 14pt.
Where possible use lower case letters rather than capitals. Using capital letters for emphasis can make text harder to read.
I've heard the MOD specifies font 12 for clarity - no idea if that;'s true or not
Pad
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Posted By Alex Cameron
Hello all
You may be interested to know that letters from IOSH head office use 10pt Arial. Sans-serif fonts (like Arial or Frutiger, which all our printed leaflets use) look clearer and 'bigger' at smaller sizes, so 10pt has similar readability to 12pt in, say, Times New Roman.
Alex Cameron
Editor, IOSH Publishing team
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Posted By Jonathan Sandler CMIOSH
FYI, good start, when producing documents for court, they must be either of the following : Times New Roman or Arial font, size 11 or 12 only, and must be set a line spaceing 1.5, if that makes scence, which is more that can be said for the spelling on this site, including mine.
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Posted By John McFeely
Goood point Jonathan, wen are wee going too git a spelling cheker for the phorum?
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Posted By Kieran J Duignan
Malcolm
There is a fundamental fallacy in your question about a 'standard font for communications'.
A basic principle of designing objects for reading is that there should be a balance between the purpose of the document or other reading surface, the conditions of reading and the physical attributes of readers (there is research evidence that reading capabilty declines from about the age of 55).
You may as well chase a crock of gold at the end of every rainbow as look for a 'standard' font for communications but if you want to pursue some relevant research, there are two main areas to investigate:
a. information design
b. physiology of reading
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Posted By Chris Pope
The only thing I have seen so far by HSE is on pages 32 to 34 "avoid small text size or unusual fonts" in the book "Improving maintenance a guide to reducing human error £16 from HSE books." The other guidance there refers to how to write clearly, use diagrams etc - pretty sound advice worth a read.
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Posted By Chris Matthews
Having spent a number of years working within a government office, the accepted font used for all communications to customers was size 11 arial.
Dont know the relevance, just thought I would add this to the post.
Chris
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Posted By TBC
I've heard that a font of size 12 (minimum) is required because of DDA, but can't find anything to say that it is true. I know their is something about - you have to be able to view web pages and view/use your PC by making your own adjustments.
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