: The smallest text you can use (commonly suggested size) is 5pts in offset and digital printing. Below this, it can be too small to be readable without a magnifier. You could always use smaller,

@Debbie163

The smallest text you can use (commonly suggested size) is 5pts in offset and digital printing. Below this, it can be too small to be readable without a magnifier. You could always use smaller, no one will stop you. It goes with your target market; you wouldn't use 5pts text size if the majority of your target market wears glasses, for example.

There's not size too big though... as long it fits on the size of the printed sheets! Technically, it changes nothing if you use a 72pts or 150pts.

For digital application, I guess you need to use common sense, look a your target market, and also the device it will be used on... and test your font size based on these factors. I don't think there's any standards for this either but it's good to keep in mind the user experience when choosing your font size. There's maybe zoom and text increase scripts but (maybe it's a personal opinion) I think it's better when a design is simply "viewer ready" and doesn't require the use of zooming all the time. It's up to you if you prefer to put a priority on style or how practical is the design/layout.

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