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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Typefaces"”.
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typefaces beyond words: a framework for the multimodal analysis of typeface design as typographetic resource
… potential of typography in general and typefaces in particular, along with a detrimental lack of a framework to guide semiotic questioning. Building on previous hermeneutic speculation by Gérard Blanchard (1982), this study brings the interpretation of letter shapes down to the …
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Redesigning Arabic Learning Books, An exploration of the role of graphic communication and typography as visual pedagogic tools in Arabic-Latin bilingual design
What are ‘educational typefaces’ and why are they needed today? Do Arabic beginners need special typefaces that can simplify learning further? If so, what features should they have? Research findings on the complexity of learning Arabic confirm that the majority of language textbooks and pedagogic …
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A Study of the Readability of On-Screen Type
… both reading rate and reading comprehension. The typefaces Georgia, Verdana, (which, according to their designers, optimize onscreen readability) Times, and Arial (both designed for digital output to hard copy) were displayed as treatments both on a computer screen and on paper. The purpose of the …
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Formatting variables and typeface variations of dot-matrix print and their effect on reading comprehension and reading speed
… two control groups of the independent variables [typefaces and type formatting] on the dependent variables [reading comprehension and reading rates. Four test sessions were used to collect the data and answer the research question: Do either of the three typeface variations of dot matrix print or …
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Typeface effects in written language: functions of typeface change for signalling meaning within text
… addressed issues of distinction between the two typefaces. It was found that both forms of typeface could function to intensify certain adjectives on a simple measurement scale, with capital letters providing quantifiably `more' to a referent than italics, as italics did over plain case. Both …
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The design and social meaning of Australian type specimen books, 1880-1901
… fragmented language through which they display typefaces. To explore these issues, I carry out a multimodal social semiotic analysis, which shows how their design and meaning is inseparable from their commercial and social contexts. The specimens' language is shown to reflect dominant discourses …
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The role of the Elementary Perceiver and Memorizer (EPAM) in optical character recognition (OCR)
… experiment is tested with 30 fonts of different typefaces with sizes ranging between 7 points to 12 points. For the segmentation subsystem a line, word, and character segmenter is provided. A Feature extraction methodology and a recognition model are also provided for the character recognition …
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Effects of Font Design on Highway Sign Legibility
The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) set Standard Highway Alphabet, or Highway Gothic, as the standard font for all American roadway signs in 1966. Since then, that standard has not changed, with all signs following the norm. In the 1980s, new retro-reflective sheeting introduced …