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Effects like making them run screaming from the room, looking for the
nearest gun? Effects like eyestrain? Effects like reading speed,
comprehension, and recall?
Seriously, I have seen very little research on readability that uses
typeface as the independent variable and does so in a way that I would
consider rigorously scientific. Most of the so-called studies I've seen
have not controlled for any of the interesting variables. I would say
you are better off studying typography as a teachable art than as a
reducible technique.
My .02
Dick
cmckenzie -at- gis-global -dot- com wrote:
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> Has anyone seen any information on the effects of various typefaces (in printed,
> on-line or user interfaces) on users?
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