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The Legibility of Serif and Sans Serif Typefaces

Reading from Paper and Reading from Screens

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Author(s)

Richardson, John T. E.

Language

English
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Abstract

This open access book provides a detailed and up-to-date account of
the relevant literature on the legibility of different kinds of
typefaces, which goes back over 140 years in the case of reading from
paper and more than 50 years in the case of reading from screens. It
describes the origins of serif and sans serif styles in ancient
inscriptions, their adoption in modern printing techniques, and their
legibility in different situations and in different populations of
readers. It also examines recent research on the legibility of serif
and sans serif typefaces when used with internet browsers,
smartphones and other hand-held devices. The book investigates the
difference in the legibility of serif typefaces and sans serif
typefaces when they are used to produce printed material or when they
are used to present material on computer monitors or other screens
and it explores the differences in readers' preferences among
typefaces. The book's main focus is on the psychology of reading, but
there are clear implications for education and publishing. Indeed,
the book can be read with benefit by anyone concerned with
communicating with others through written text, whether it is printed
on paper or displayed on computer screens.

URI

https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/53344

Keywords

Legibility of text; Reading from paper; Reading from screens; Sans
serif typefaces; Serif typefaces; Typography and typographic design;
Open Access

DOI

10.1007/978-3-030-90984-0

ISBN

9783030909840, 9783030909840

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publisher website

https://www.springernature.com/gp/products/books

Publication date and place

Cham, 2022

Grantor

  * UK Research and Innovation

Imprint

Springer

Series

SpringerBriefs in Education,

Classification

Literacy
Language: reference and general
Teaching of a specific subject

Pages

161

Rights

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  * Imported or submitted locally

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  * If not noted otherwise all contents are available under
    Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Credits

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  * This project received funding from the European Union's Horizon
    2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No
    683680, 810640, 871069 and 964352.

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