THE PARAGRAPH63 Increasing leading
SPACE BETWEEN LINES (LEADING) should be increased if the measure (line length) increases beyond the optimum range, or if the letterforms vary even slightly from a highly legible text face (designed to be read in quantity at small sizes). Even Bodoni, with its strong vertical strokes (in comparison to its horizontal strokes), may require a bit more leading to compensate. Increasing leading, even slightly, aids the eye in finding its place when it cycles back from the end of one line to the beginning of the next.
ProjectCutthroat: Native Trout of the West
Art DirectorCharlie Nix
DesignersCharlie Nix and Gary Robbins
ClientUniversity of California Press
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