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Hierarchies of Type Revisited: Newspapers

Good: The Guardian
Importance of Information
Weight
Scale

This newspaper article effectively make use of different weights within one font family to create readability within the document and separate the various importances of information, It also uses lighter weights for headlines with is uncommon, however this has improved readability and legibility.  
Average: The Mail
Importance of Information
Weight
Scale

This articles makes good use of scale to draw the reader eye around the page, However the weight has been used confusingly as heavier weights have been used for secondary articles, reducing the readability of the article. 
Bad: The Mirror
Importance of Information
 Weight
Scale

Within this articles readability has been scarified as the article's body copy does not pertain to a grid system therefore the readers eye is not easily  guided around the articles. Furthermore Heavy headline text placed towards the bottom of the article with little body copy to offset the heaviness leave the bottom half of the articles feeling cluttered and illegible. 

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