Type Tricks: User Design

Type Tricks: User Design is a dissemination of the author's research into typeface legibility. It explores what to consider when choosing fonts in difficult reading situations, including signage, small point sizes, glance-like reading, or scanning. Additionally, it addresses what to look out for when designing for struggling readers, such as people with low vision, the elderly, children, and individuals with dyslexia.

This kind of research is typically communicated through scientific papers, which can be time-consuming to read and understand. In this book, all findings are presented in an illustrative and easily accessible manner. The book features a minimal amount of text, complemented by numerous illustrations, presenting more than 140 tips from evidence-based research.