A playful typographic poster illustrating the variety of attitudes towards readability.
"If you could read out the bottom line for me please.
Now...better with this eye...or this eye?
With this eye...or this eye?"
"If you could read out the bottom line for me please.
Now...better with this eye...or this eye?
With this eye...or this eye?"
It puts 'serif vs. sans-serif' arguments into perspective doesn't it? How times change...
Many studies have been conducted into typeface legibility and readability
with no shortage of ideologies and personal preferences on either side.
with no shortage of ideologies and personal preferences on either side.
The simplest and most practical maxim still seems to be:
'we read best what we read most'.
'we read best what we read most'.
For an excellent resource on choosing typefaces for reading [reeding],
check out this publication from the University of Reading [redding]:
https://www.reading.ac.uk/web/files/simplification/tech_papers_9.pdf
To unravel the mystery of the rivalry between 'German' and 'Latin' scripts,
investigate your library for a copy of Blackletter: Type and National Identity. Enjoy!
{ Not a fan of the centre-aligned text on this page? Maybe you just haven't read enough text like it! }
check out this publication from the University of Reading [redding]:
https://www.reading.ac.uk/web/files/simplification/tech_papers_9.pdf
To unravel the mystery of the rivalry between 'German' and 'Latin' scripts,
investigate your library for a copy of Blackletter: Type and National Identity. Enjoy!
{ Not a fan of the centre-aligned text on this page? Maybe you just haven't read enough text like it! }
