Most of these were drafted between 11 PM and 1 AM. They are not arguments so much as extended noticings — the only kind of writing worth doing without a deadline.
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§01 A note on how this readsreading specifications
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Set without leading, words crowd each other and the eye cannot keep its line.
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With three points of leading, the page begins to breathe — about right for serious reading.
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Too much air, and the reader sails between the lines instead of along them.
fig. 2 a Leading demonstration. Posts are set at 1.55× the type size.
LETTERSPACING DEMONSTRATION
Tight — for display
Normal — for setting
Open — for headlines
Tracked
fig. 2 b Four states of horizontal type-set. Section heads use tracking only.