A reply to Robin Kinross

2. My book is not entirely based on research findings. It is based upon what I call a critical reading of typographic research. In Chapter 3 for instance, I indicate that research is available to guide the choice of typesize, line length, etc. but I dismiss most of this research on the grounds that it is unhelpful for practitioners. In the concluding chapters I discuss freely the limitations of my own research. My views concerning the difficulties of typographic research are adequately expressed in the quotation provided by Kinross near the end of his review.