Graphics: Text Gets Spacey!
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Jun 2, 2022
We continue our discussion of best practices for text within graphics. Last week, it was text color and today we’ll look at the spacing of lines of text.
When you choose a font size, by default you get a similar height space between lines of that text. But you can change it, did you know that?
The height of the blank space above/below text is important, and color affects it too. Black on white is the most readable. When using lighter colors on darker background, increase the spacing and use a lighter-weight font.
Always experiment to get the effect you want. Trial and error is the name of the game!
In Canva, here’s where you adjust text spacing.
Julie Ranson, Graphics Guru (Link to all my graphics posts.)
