Week 1 (Good

Week 3 (Good)

For this example of good text I am using the cover page of the works of Edgar Allan Poe by the Funk & Wagnalls Company.

This series of books is a commemorative edition with simple black binding and very little text on the exterior. This title page is very clear to read due to the serif type text chosen. Most of the text is well spaced and laid out rather well. Very little decoration is worked into the text. And other than text sizing, the only other variation is in the two lines of italic text under the image and at the very bottom. While admittedly they are a little harder to read, they are informative and do not lend much weight to the over all conveyance of the words within. All the other letters are complete- ly in capitals and all in the exact same script.

The text really works well with the art work on the page and does not make con- tact with any of it and the author is of course the largest text on the page. Over- all the entire use of text on this page is simple, conveys what it is, well balanced, very clean and easy to read.

Week 4 (Good)

I found the text of my laser etcher to be very easy to read. The safety articles and information text are well placed and meet OSHA requirements for removal of power potential in case of emergency.

There are two main fonts used, one is a serif and the other sans serif. The serif is informational in purpose, while the sans serif text pertains to the laser system specifically and needs to be clearly read. In the main informative text box on the lower left the serif font is providing infor- mational safety and recommendations for ensuring safe operation of the machine and to ensure reliable functionality of the laser. I will admit that in a couple of places the kerning could be better and even just general spacing within a word. One jumps out in particular which is the em between “route” and “of” in item “5”. In the safety functions of the system, the text of the switches, button functions and displays are well spaced and for the most part centered on the items. Even the ver- tical text by green and red switches at the bottom are evenly spaced and very read- able. The emergency switch follows OSHA standards, so its text is federally mandat- ed in its use such as the all caps and the font choice and how it is displayed around the emergency stop switch.

Even without the instruction booklet the information presented is very effective. There is one thing to note, the product is not American made, so the syntax of the text could be better in the information sec- tion, but after reading about it in the man- ual, the information is understandable.