Chris, Glen,
Sorry I haven't been able to follow the full discussion. I have one
observation and one question.
Talk of the 'average' is surely not very useful. Typography standards
like everything else that is useful in design are based on the study of
populations and the determination of viable ranges for which to design
(usually in context, i.e. they are contingent).
Do the various assumptions behind inclusive design, universal design,
accessible design, etc. have any bearing here?
Regards
Dr Geoff Matthews
Design for Exhibition & Museums
Lincoln School of Architecture
University of Lincoln
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Subject: Moving average (was Easy on the Eye)
Chris wrote:
>Without wishing to comment on the (plausible sounding) science reported
>by Glenn, I'd just like to say that what is "average" or normal varies
>wildly with place, circumstance and time and is endlessly mutable. I
>was informed recently (sorry I don't have a citation) that typography
>standards that were proven to be highly readable a few years ago have
>now been found to be difficult to read, presumably because they have
>become unfamiliar/unfashionable.
Chris - are you saying that being 'easy on the eye' is not applicable -
or just suggesting that there is a 'moving visual average', which
invalidates the research?
I thought this kind of research - the sort backed up by empirical data,
was exactly the kind of stuff 'design research' needs today to be taken
more seriously by industry and others.
Glenn Johnson
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