Digital fonts and reading / edited by Mary C. Dyson, Ching Y. Suen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dyson, Mary C., editor.

Suen, Ching Y., editor.

Series:

Series on language processing, pattern recognition, and intelligent systems ; v. 1.

Series on language processing, pattern recognition, and intelligent systems ; vol. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Type and type-founding--Digital techniques.

Type and type-founding.

Computer fonts.

Physical Description:

xvi, 274 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New Jersey ; London ; Singapore ; Beijing ; Shanghai ; Hong Kong ; Taipei ; Chennai ; Tokyo : World Scientific, 2016.

Summary:

The book is a collection of invited chapters by renowned experts and is part of a series on Language Processing, Pattern Recognition, and Intelligent Systems. The content is wide-ranging, encompassing perspectives from computer science to social science to design and reflecting the considerable experience of researchers, teachers and practitioners. This diversity offers rigorous approaches to the topic of Digital fonts and reading, organised in four sections: vision and reading; scientific approaches to reading; perspectives on type design practice; and using type. The heavily illustrated text includes original research, case studies, reviews, and practical advice, serving as a useful handbook or reference to inform design for reading. Traditionally, there has been a separation between researchers and practitioners, with different agendas. This book bridges the gap between scientific testing and design experience and considers the reader's perspective. The collection aims to resonate with academics and students, experienced or novice typographic or interface designers and software engineers, and engage with anyone who has an interest in type and reading. Book jacket.

Contents:

Section 1 Vision and reading

Chapter 1 The effect of type design and typesetting on visually impaired readers / Eleni Beveratou Beveratou, Eleni 1

Chapter 2 Matilda: a typeface for children with low vision / Ann Bessemans Bessemans, Ann 19

Section 2 Scientific approaches to reading

Chapter 3 Sitka: a collaboration between type design and science / Kevin Larson Larson, Kevin, Matthew Carter Carter, Matthew 37

Chapter 4 Eye movements: from psycholinguistics to font design / Timothy J. Slattery Slattery, Timothy J. 54

Chapter 5 Designing legible fonts for distance reading / Sofie Beier Beier, Sofie 79

Chapter 6 Effects of interword spacing on Chinese children's reading abilities / Hsiu-Feng Wang Wang, Hsiu-Feng 94

Section 3 Perspectives on type design practice

Chapter 7 Elements of Chinese typeface design / Xiaoqing Lu Lu, Xiaoqing, Ting Tang Tang, Ting 109

Chapter 8 Optimizing type for use in specific media / Eben Sorkin Sorkin, Eben 131

Chapter 9 'Harmonised type design' revisited / Titus Nemeth Nemeth, Titus 150

Chapter 10 Using pattern languages in typographic design / Rob McKaughan McKaughan, Rob 173

Section 4 Using type

Chapter 11 How does expertise contribute to the recognition of Latin and Chinese characters? / Mary C. Dyson Dyson, Mary C., Keith Tarn Tarn, Keith, Clare Leake Leake, Clare, Brian Kwok Kwok, Brian 193

Chapter 12 Newspaper text / Lucie Lacava Lacava, Lucie 209

Chapter 13 Perception of fonts: perceived personality traits and appropriate uses / A. Dawn Shaikh Shaikh, A. Dawn, Barbara Chaparro Chaparro, Barbara 226

Chapter 14 Legibility and readability of Arabic fonts on Personal Digital Assistants PDAs / Mrouj Almuhajri Almuhajri, Mrouj, Ching Y. Suen Suen, Ching Y. 248.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9814759538

9789814759533

OCLC:

935989152