Kiosk printing formats (Draft 6)

Summary

Kiosk should at minimum provide two options for printout: high contrast, and "standard" (using 18 point font at minimum).

General design considerations of printed material:

color is not be the only way of delivering information (helps people with certain kinds of color blindness);
achieve high contrast between foreground and background colors
use an easy-to-read font (sans-serif typefaces tend to be more readable and legible)
font size should be between 12 and 18 pt.
leading (space between lines of text and should be at least 25 to 30 per cent of the point size.)
spacing between letters shouldn't be crowded
a matte or non-glossy finish on the paper cuts down on glare when reading

Large print format

The kiosk has the option to print out this format. Above design considerations can apply but -

High/reverse contrast

The kiosk has the option to print out this format on the fly.

Rationale for alternative formats

Visitors want choice / options for the theme they want to explore. Once a theme is picked, the question for the visitor becomes how to get where they want to go. Thus, the kiosk provides a map. When a visitor arrives at the gallery, they receive interpretation about the themed tour on the gallery walls.

Tactile map annotated w/ Braille

this provides visitors with spatial and possibly limited interpretive information
The kiosk doesn't have the option to print out this format but visitors can pick one up at the information desk.

Audio version of themed tour

this provides interpretive content analogous to what would be found on the gallery walls
rationale: not safe to assume most blind people read Braille. Allows people to more independantly access the interpretive content for a theme.
provided via mobile or loaner device (kiosk should inform of this)

Mobile ??