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Text size for octagenarian reader? - jimbrady - 10-02-2006
I have to give several typed sheets (questionaire) to a new client tomorrow who is 82. What font and what size would you choose knowing not much else about him?
I just printed a page in Times 12pt and the text looks pretty large; I could go bigger, but Reader's Digest Large Type edition might be ridiculous here.
Re: Text size for octagenarian reader? - mikebw - 10-02-2006
His eyesight may not be all that bad, you just don't know.
I would prepare two sizes, one 12 pt and one 18 or higher in case he has difficulty with the 12.
Re: Text size for octagenarian reader? - BigGuynRusty - 10-02-2006
Does he, or she have.:
Low contrast vision problem?
Far/Near sighted?
Glaucoma?
Cataracts?
.
BGnR
Re: Text size for octagenarian reader? - jimbrady - 10-02-2006
It wasn't convenient to ask him of his ophthalmological history, so I just don't know. Two versions is a nice plan, though.
Re: Text size for octagenarian reader? - PeterB - 10-02-2006
I'd say (without knowing any other details), 14 point Helvetica or Palatino...
Re: Text size for octagenarian reader? - TheTominator - 10-02-2006
I'm amazed that you discovered an octagenarian that can read. What with the reddish brown fur, really long arms, loose skin, and flat faces they just don't look very literate.
(Of course I'm excluding the Librarian on the Discworld since that's fiction.)
Re: Text size for octagenarian reader? - raz - 10-02-2006
[quote PeterB]I'd say (without knowing any other details), 14 point Helvetica or Palatino...
Not Helvetica. Serifs are very important for character recognition.
Re: Text size for octagenarian reader? - OWC Jamie - 10-02-2006
Re: Text size for octagenarian reader? - Donkey Hotay - 10-02-2006
...one for each ear. where's the iPod socket to go with the iHorns?