There are plenty of ways to emphasize something (see the tip on headers here), but you really don’t need to use multiple at a time. Larger and thinner? Cool. All caps? Fine. Underlined? Alright. Bold and underlined? No. No no …
Tip #8: Flush left to avoid ugly “rivers”
When you’re writing—you usually have a few options for text alignment—at least, in MS Word, you can flush left, center, flush right, or justify. Justify in Word actually means left justify, so I’m going to call it that. Basically, justifying …
Tip #7: Use fonts in concord or contrast, but not conflict.
When choosing fonts and making font combinations, you pretty much have two good options: use only one typeface, or use two that create contrast. Essentially, you don’t want to choose two typefaces that are too similar—that conflict. Here’s an example …
Tip #6: Try using something other than size to create hierarchy
If a page (printed or on a screen) is designed well, it’s obvious what is a header and what’s body text. Normally, the header is larger, but it doesn’t have to be. There are all kinds of ways you can …
Tip #5: 9 point is not too small*
When you’re working in print, don’t be afraid of small text. You were probably taught to hover around 12pt., which is a perfectly fine size, but it doesn’t need to be the default. Most printed documents will read perfectly fine …
