Offer a good contrast between print and background (e.g. black/blue on white/yellow)
Avoid glossy or thin paper
Aoid light type weights and unusual typefaces
Keep information as concise as possible with short sentences and paragraphs
Avoid printing text in capitals
Provide even word spacing and justify text to the left
Provide ‘navigational’ aids for the reader (e.g. content lists, clear headings, titled illustrations in appropriate places.)
Ensure text documents have been generously spaced
Leave enough space between columns to make sure that text flows easily from column to column
When considering lay-out and design for posters and leaflets (as well as the points above):
Avoid over-elaborate layouts, especially, placing words on top of photographs or drawings
Highlight where the focus of the information can be found
Insure large and clear fonts are used such as Ariel
Insure the numbering and symbol protocols are kept simple and understand that some characters are difficult to tell apart for those with visual impairments, e.g., 3 and 8, 6 and 9, O and 0, S and 5, iv and vi?
Take care to avoid, where possible:
words split over lines
italics
underlining
the capitalisation of whole sentences
narrow line spacing, narrow margins and dense text
