Making Lettering in Your Signs Readable Enough
Most people want to put the 23rd Psalm (so to speak) on a banner and expect that passersby by will be able to decipher it from their automobile.
I’ve seen examples of this where someone used red letters on a black background, and quite frankly, it was unreadable from just a few feet away because there were too many words and too little color contrast.
I’ve seen examples of this where someone used red letters on a black background, and quite frankly, it was unreadable from just a few feet away because there were too many words and too little color contrast.
The United States Sign Council has done extensive research on the issue of color, distance, contrast, and other issues of readability that most outdoor sign designers, as far as I can tell, have never read nor understand if they have. Most of the following information is available in more detail in the USSC publication “Sign Legibility Rules of Thumb.”
Read on further at https://www.visigraph.com/signs/part-1-the-science-of-outdoor-signs-banners/
For part 2, go here.
For part 2, go here.
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