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Hierarchies of Type Revisited: Magazines

Good: Access Magazine
 Importance of Information
Weight
Scale

This articles work particularly well on both a readability and legibility scale. The Articles make use of plenty of white around the body copy as well as larger columns for more easy reading. Additionally the typefaces are at a large scale with a a big line spacing which improves readability. 


Average: Honda Magazine
 Importance of Information
 Weight
Scale


Within this article again minimal large columns and white have added to readability and legibility of the article. The Heading use scale and weight to create a dominate position on the page equally scale and weight have been used to emphasis a subheading paragraph. 
 Bad: Office Magazine
 Importance of Information
 Weight
Scale


Within the articles weight has not been used effectively to establish a hierarchy of typography but rather used superficially to bullet information within the article. Caps have been used to establish headings rather than using weight or scale, therefore readability and legibility have been reduced due to overuse of  caps. 

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