The point of the article is that the first problem is not so much a problem and more of an afterthought compared to the more fundamental issues of spacing, proportion, weight, characters per line, and placement on the page, which all equal readability.
I strongly disagree. These decisions are never independent in practice, but if anything, I’d say the specific font(s) used in a design would influence choices of spacing and layout more than the other way around. For example, I don’t think you can choose leading or justification settings well without taking into account factors like the x-height and typical character widths in your text.
I strongly disagree. These decisions are never independent in practice, but if anything, I’d say the specific font(s) used in a design would influence choices of spacing and layout more than the other way around. For example, I don’t think you can choose leading or justification settings well without taking into account factors like the x-height and typical character widths in your text.