[Bug 19423] New: Font size for main body text too small for legibility

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=19423

          Priority: P2
            Bug ID: 19423
          Assignee: schepers@w3.org
           Summary: Font size for main body text too small for legibility
        QA Contact: public-webplatform-bugs@w3.org
          Severity: minor
    Classification: Unclassified
                OS: MacOS X
          Reporter: david@dbushell.com
          Hardware: Macintosh
            Status: NEW
           Version: unspecified
         Component: skin
           Product: webplatform.org

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WebPlatform/MDN font size comparision

The base font size set on the body element is 14px. This is too small for
comfortable reading. This problem is compounded by the fact that the font
"Gudea" has a relatively small x-height compared to the fallback "Arial"
(making it look even smaller).

It's interesting to compare to MDN (attached screenshot) which is also 14px but
set in "Lucida Grande" and therefore optically larger. Wikipedia is 13px and a 
default "sans-serif", though I suspect most designers would agree the type
setting on Wikipedia (considering it's nature) is abysmal.

I would suggest a minimum of 16px. This article makes a great case:
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/10/07/16-pixels-body-copy-anything-less-costly-mistake/

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