The Visible Word: Problems of Legibility by Herbert Spencer, 1969

The Visible Word: Problems of Legibility by Herbert Spencer. First published in June 1969 in a restricted edition, the is the 2nd revised ed., 1969. Visual Communication Books, Hastings House, New York, USA. 8.5 x 12, pp. 108. Designed by Herbert Spencer; Senior Research Fellow at the Royal College of Art, London. Revised from a report prepared as part of a program of research into the readability of print in information publishing. Heavily illustrated with black and white examples and an extensive Introduction by the author. This book describes significant proposals for insuring more efficient communications, from the earliest recorded tests of legibility in Paris during the 1790’s to the present. A thoughtful analysis featuring sections devoted to: Investigating legibility, Results of research, Relationship between content and form, Capitals vs. Lower case, Bold face types, Italics, Numerals, Punctuation marks, Type size, line length and leading, Unjustified setting, Paragraphs and i