Using the same method as the first we moved the body text along a column and reduced the point size but increased the leading to achieve the same effect as the first.
We as a group came to conclusion that the third column felt the best to read after being printed however we thought the second was the best whilst on the screen however.
Moving on from the first document we changed the layout to a 10 column document and pasted the third set of type into the document and made it fill a single column, a double column and a 3 set column.
The third column in my opinion was easier to read yet many aid the second was easier. A big point brought up was we should judge what is easier to read depending on our final outcome... if the final outcome was to print.. then print off the document and double check the type does read better printed as a posed to being read on screen and vice versa.
TIP:
never go below five or six words per line.
never go eleven to twelve words per line.
Moving on from the above we decided to change the font to see how different typefaces effect the settings we have set up... just because it works for one type doesn't mean it will work for every other.
To test it further i used each type set of the family ariel to see how the likes of italic + Bold affect the readability.
It did change slightly but the settings did work for the different type styles which are in the same family.
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