Section 04 of the register
Large Print
Large print is a typographic reset, not a font size. Point size, measure, leading, contrast, paper finish and binding are decided together, which is why a photocopier enlargement fails.
- What it holds
- The printed page itself, read with residual sight, unaided or with a lens.
- What it does not
- Measure and page count. Bigger type on the same width gives too few words per line, so the book grows.
Entries in Large Print
Filed by format, not by title- Large Print Is TypographyNot a font size but a whole reset: leading, measure, contrast, paper stock and the reason a photocopier enlargement fails.
- The Measure Is the Hard PartBigger type on the same page width produces too few words per line to read comfortably.
- Paper, Ink and GlareCoated stock scatters light and defeats the point.
- Which Typefaces Actually HelpLetterform disambiguation, aperture and weight — the properties that matter for low vision, and why they are not the same as 'clean'.