How to Design Written Materials for Older Folks Like Me
Vision impairments increase with age – something to keep in mind when putting together any written materials aimed at the over-50 crowd. Time spent modifying your layout for them will more than pay for itself in increased audience response.
Here are four suggestions:
- Maximize contrast between the typography and the background. Reason: More contrast makes it easier to distinguish an image. This is especially true of the contrast in color between text and paper.
- As for type size, yes, older readers prefer large type. But type style matters too. Avoid ornate typefaces and the overuse of italics. Choose a serif type.
- A bit more spacing between lines enhances readability. Avoid the extensive use of ALL CAPS and type reversing out of a solid background or screen.
- Indenting paragraphs improves readability. Same with smaller blocks of copy and shorter lines of type.
(Source: Writing That Works)
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