This can be rather small for continuous readability on a computer screen. Times 14-point is much easier on the eyes and should be programmed, if possible. The line length of a text block is a major issue for readability. Many Web pages are designed to let text lines run as wide as the open view window, often creating extremely long lines of text. It is difficult to read long lines of text because one has to track back over a distance to reach the beginning of the following line.
Eye strain can result.
The Home Page. Its display should reflect the general character and identity of the Web site. Here, type usage can be altered, colored, and used differently from that used in the rest of the site. The text overlaying these backgrounds is barely readable and one must struggle to make sense of it. For general readability, especially if the site is text-heavy, as is the IALC, a high contrast between the type and background eases readability.