Typography in human–computer relation. Cognitive and aesthetic implications of selection and the manner of presentation of font typeface (translated by Milena M. Śliwińska)
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https://doi.org/10.12775/SE.2016.026Keywords
typography, cognitive psychology, readability, human-computer interaction, font color, on-screen textsAbstract
The article discusses the typography in the context of literature concerning cognitive psychology. Scholars were interested in designers’ choices and their impact on the material’s readability and understanding by the reader. The Authors were also intrigued by researchers’ proposals on how typography can improve human–computer interaction. The text reconstructed, among others, the studies by Miles A. Tinker and Donald G. Patterson, Dan Boyarski, and David Beymer. The texts elaborates on text background or font color, as well as set out future research fields on the readability of on-screen texts.
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