Capitalize on layout and design - Readability

The little red writing book - Brandon Royal 2007

Capitalize on layout and design
Readability

Readability

Principle 17. Capitalize on layout and design

Principle #17: Add more space around your writing to increase readability.

The easiest way to make writing more readable is to increase your document’s margin. Also, ensuring that a blank line separates paragraphs will let your composition breathe. Avoid writing one big block of words pressed tight against the edges of the page. Two versions of an identical document appear on the next two pages; the second is easier to read simply because it employs more space in the margins and between paragraphs.

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