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Typographic Legibility

Typographic Legibility is the perceptual and cognitive ease with which individual characters and word forms in experimental typographic designs can be accurately and efficiently distinguished and recognized by readers under varying visual conditions.

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2017–2026

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The effects of font type and size on the legibility and reading time of online text by older adults

Michael L. Bernard, Chia Hui Liao, Melissa Mills · 2001 · 167 citations

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Serifs and font legibility

Aries Arditi, Jianna Cho · Vision Research · 2005 · 157 citations

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Human factors and typography for more readable programs

Applied Ergonomics · 1991 · 145 citations

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Text Legibility and the Letter Superiority Effect

James E. Sheedy, Manoj V. Subbaram, Aaron B. Zimmerman et al. · Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society · 2005 · 122 citations

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A study of fonts designed for screen display

Dan Boyarski, Christine M. Neuwirth, Jodi Forlizzi et al. · 1998 · 116 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. NC
    Nadine Chahine

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    6 publications · 128 citations

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  2. MA
    Miles A. Tinker

    University of Minnesota System, United States

    5 publications · 159 citations

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  3. JD
    Jonathan Dobres

    New England University Transportation Center, United States

    5 publications · 110 citations

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  4. BR
    Bryan Reimer

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    5 publications · 110 citations

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  5. DG
    Donald G. Paterson

    University of Minnesota System, United States

    4 publications · 145 citations

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Institutions

61

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    5 h-index

    17 publications

    390 citations

  2. Asia Eastern University of Science and Technology

    Taipei, Taiwan

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    170 citations

  3. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

    Taipei, Taiwan

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    241 citations

  4. Image Acoustics (United States)

    Cohasset, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    123 citations

  5. Schools of Visual Arts, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    73 citations

  6. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    81 citations

  7. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    520 citations

  8. New England University Transportation Center

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    244 citations

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  1. Journal of Applied Psychology

    6 publications · 180 citations

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  2. Ergonomics

    5 publications · 144 citations

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  3. The Cartographic Journal

    3 publications · 42 citations

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  4. Applied Ergonomics

    3 publications · 228 citations

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  5. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

    3 publications · 130 citations

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