Legibility of Textbooks: A Literature Review

Tarasov, Dmitry; Sergeev, Alexander; Филимонов, В. В.

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.01.751

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“…Following the Nielsen [20] research and methods used in similar studies described by Tinker [3], Tarasov et al [6] and Dillon [7], two independent variables were measured: speed of reading (T) and subjective difficulty of reading (Z). Subjective difficulty is subjective feeling each participant had while reading the administered test piece, compared to their usual reading experience and could be seen similar to Nielsen's satisfaction (but opposite in polarity) and to some extent linked to fatigue variable measured in earlier research.…”

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Text readability and legibility on iPad with comparison to paper and computer screen

2017

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Original scientific paper In this paper authors examine readability and legibility of text on iPad and compare it partially to reading from computer screen and paper. Following previous research, two independent variables were measured: speed of reading (T) and subjective difficulty of reading (Z). 220 university students aged 18÷48 participated in the experiment and were divided into 11 groups of 20 participants. Key findings are as follows: Sans serif Gotham font is more readable and legible on iPad than Minion Pro serif font, although, when presented in bigger font sizes there is no significant difference between the two letter cases; two column spread of text was the hardest to read, giving fewer number of characters per row; layout of text with 79 characters per row and above should be readable and legible enough for reading texts on iPad; considering quality of reading, texts displayed on iPad can replace texts printed on paper. Keywords: iPad; legibility; readability; text Čitkost i čitljivost teksta na iPadu i usporedba s čitanjem s papira i zaslona računalaIzvorni znanstveni rad U radu autori istražuju čitkost teksta na iPad uređaju i djelomično ga uspoređuju s čitanjem sa zaslona računala i papira. Na temelju ranijih istraživanja, mjerene su dvije nezavisne varijable: brzina čitanja (T) i subjektivna težina čitanja (Z). U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 220 studenata starih između 18 i 48 godina podijeljeno u 11 grupa od po 20 sudionika. Ključni rezultati su: Sans serif font Gotham čitkiji je i čitljiviji na iPadu od Minion Pro serifnog fonta, iako kad su veličine fonta veće, nema statistički značajne razlike između njih; zbog manjeg broja znakova po retku, dvostupačni prijelom najteže je čitljiv; tekst prelomljen u minimalno 79 znakova po retku i više dovoljno je čitak za čitanje na iPadu; s obzirom na kvalitetu čitanja, tekstovi prikazani na iPadu mogu zamijeniti tekstove tiskane na papiru.

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“…The level of legibility was observed using parameters like typeface and letter size, magnification of punctuation marks, highlighting styles and different colours of letters and background. The first sample was formed according to guidelines for people of normal vision [12], with different colour of text and background.…”

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Guidelines for designing text in printed media for people with low vision

Brozović¹,

Dunđer

Alihodžić

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Most of the information published through graphic media is designed for people with normal eyesight. There are 285 million people with visual impairment. This number indicates a need for adaptation of the printed media targeted towards this population. World Institute for visually impaired people recommended guidelines for the design of graphic media customized for people with partial blindness. Most of the previous research related to this topic is mostly based on guidelines and characteristics of English and French language in order to enhance legibility of the text for people with low vision. This paper is trying to access the level of legibility of the text for Croatian readers with low vision by analysing parameters such as typeface and letter size, the size of punctuation marks, highlighting style, letter colour and background colour in order to suggest practical guidelines for text design within graphic medias intended for this group of readers. Seven participants from The Zagreb Association for the blind were involved in this study with remaining vision of 2-5% along with additional eye defects. According to the collected results it is shown that the relation between letter colour and background colour, or better yet contrast has the strongest influence on legibility for people with low vision. Letter size has a weaker impact and the least impact has the type of the typography. The best way of highlighting text is using bold style. The magnification of punctuation marks does not improve legibility. Guidelines for designing printed media on Croatian language for people with low vision can be useful in order to enhance their ability to get information in a same way as other members of society.

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“…Após leitura de títulos e resumos, 10 artigos foram selecionados para serem analisados na integra. Destes, apenas 4 (Kuzu; Ceylan 2010; Maity; Madrosiya; Bhattacharya, 2016; Mengtsung, et al, 2013;Tarasov;Sergeev;Filimonov, 2015) apresentavam contribuições que iam ao encontro da temática proposta.…”

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Dimensões e fatores de aplicação da tipografia em livros digitais | Typography application dimensions and factors in digital books

Woloszyn

Gonçalves

2018

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A tipografia está presente no desenvolvimento histórico do livro. Responsável por compor textos, esse recurso é considerado elemento essencial no design de publicações. A partir da inserção em meios digitais, as publicações passaram a incluir em seu escopo diversas potencialidade oferecidas pelas mídias digitais. Nesse sentido, percebe-se que o design das publicações digitais depende de um escopo de conhecimentos específicos, diferenciado das publicações impressas. Assim, evidencia-se que a forma de apresentação e configuração dos textos em livros digitais, ou seja, na aplicação da tipografia, requer adaptações. Desta forma, a presente pesquisa teve por objetivo designar os principais fatores de aplicação da tipografia em livros digitais. Para tanto, a pesquisa percorreu quatro fases: revisão de literatura, estudo prospectivo, análise de exemplares e resultados e discussões. Como resultado, chegou-se aos fatores de aplicação da tipografia em livros digitais que visam contribuir no desenvolvimento de projetos deste tipo de artefato. Os fatores foram sistematizados em quatro dimensões, a saber: formal, de composição, técnica e tecnológica. A dimensão formal reúne fatores relacionados à forma das letras, e as composições de palavras, frases e parágrafos de texto. A dimensão de composição trata da hierarquia da informação e da relação do texto com as demais mídias presentes na página. A dimensão técnica aborda fatores específicos das fontes e, por sua vez, a dimensão tecnológica reflete procedimentos e ações da tipografia no contexto digital.*****Typography is present in the book’s historical development. Responsible for composing texts, this resource is considered an essential element in the publishing design. With digital medias, the publishing began to include in their scope several potentialities offered by this media. In this sense, it is perceived that the digital publishing design depends on a specific scope of knowledge, different from printed publishing. Thus, is evident that the texts presentation and configuration in digital books, that is, typography application, requires adaptations. In this way, the present research aimed to designate the main typography application factors in digital books. For this, the research covered four phases: literature review, prospective study, analysis of samples, results and discussions. As a result, it reached four dimensions, composed by typography application factors in digital books. These four dimensions aim to contribute in the development digital books design, namely: formal, composition, technical and technological. The formal dimension brings together factors related of letters, and the compositions of words, phrases and paragraphs of text. The composition dimension deals with the information hierarchy and the relationship between text and other media present in page. The technical dimension addresses specific factors about typefaces and, in turn, the technological dimension reflects procedures and actions that involves typography as an interactive element in digital context.

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Legibility of Textbooks: A Literature Review

Cited by 22 publications

References 40 publications

Text readability and legibility on iPad with comparison to paper and computer screen

Text readability and legibility on iPad with comparison to paper and computer screen

Guidelines for designing text in printed media for people with low vision

Dimensões e fatores de aplicação da tipografia em livros digitais | Typography application dimensions and factors in digital books

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