Re: accessible font research

 Rob says:


 

> Most government departments
in the UK now produce all their publications
> in 12pt sans serif. This
is quite broadly interpreted - I have seen Syntax
> and Univers Light
Condensed used, as well as the more usual suspects
> such as Arial or
Frutiger. 

I have just completed some preliminary appraisals of printed materials entered in this year’s British Medical Association (BMA) patient information award. My assigned materials included two from government departments, both set in what I think is 12-point Frutiger Light. I did not find it easy to read — 20it looks very monotone, many paragraphs appear over-long, and there is no use of bold to highlight key terms. So size isn’t everything. 0A

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