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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