Considering Accessible Text Formatting and Layout Design in Print Format Children’s Publishing (Presentation Slides)

Considering Accessible Text Formatting and Layout Design in Print Format Children’s Publishing Aurora Miner, Master in Book Publishing, Portland State University

Children’s publishing can utilize text formatting and layout design, including aspects such as font size, line spacing, and layout simplicity, to support readers with cognitive and visual disabilities such as dyslexia. This research discusses accessible text formatting and layout design for children’s publishing, with lessons and examples of accessible title text formatting and layout simplicity for accessible children’s book design.

Aurora Miner is a recent graduate of Portland State University's Master's in Book Publishing program, where she worked at the student-run trade press, Ooligan Press, in addition to a variety of publishing-related coursework. Here, she discovered her passion for visual functionality in publishing, combining her interests in marketing and editorial to assess productive presentation of material. Before pursuing her master's from 2023–2025, Aurora graduated from the University of California, Davis in 2022 with a double major in Linguistics and English, as well as a Professional Writing minor. Originally from the East Bay Area, California, she’s recently been exploring Portland, Oregon, catching up on some light reading while she determines her next bookish endeavor.