Questions tagged [readability]
The readability tag has no usage guidance.
35
questions
1
vote
2
answers
539
views
How to display long, text-only lists of information
I am designing a page for a client, and they want to have a list of all the members in their organization. However, they only provide names for each member, and so there aren't any images, emails, or ...
-1
votes
1
answer
88
views
Which classes of font are generally the most readable at a glance?
When I say "classes of font", I'm referring to categories and styles such as geometric, gothic, grotesk, handwriting, humanist, etc. Out of all of these, which would be the most readable - ...
- 117
0
votes
0
answers
67
views
Bilingual Book Options and Pages
I'm working in a bilingual book. Using columns is out of question, due to the book format – small.
Usually you have the text in the original language, followed by the translation (ie the original ends,...
- 1
-1
votes
1
answer
136
views
What's the way of reading where words appear on the screen every time period?
I think I've heard of a way of reading in which words appear on the screen every second or less. For example, I've seen it used in some dynamic Apple promo and it works. What's the method of reading ...
5
votes
1
answer
3k
views
How can you make bold text if the font does not have "bold" included?
I am working with some fonts, and none of them have the "bold" option.
The font is too thin, and the result is not well legible.
So, I was wandering: is there a way to turn the text into a ...
- 163
27
votes
4
answers
9k
views
What exactly makes this logo a design failure such that viewers cannot decipher the company's name?
In a featured Stack Overflow Meta question, there was a logo of a company, which looks like this:
(The logo might be copyrighted. It is posted here for discussion purposes only.)
I failed to ...
- 3,185
1
vote
2
answers
959
views
How to use PhotoShop to enhance these images to make them more readable?
I have an old scanned book, which is of low scan quality. But for normal text pages, I can use PhotoShop to enhance it and this is an enhanced page.
As you can see, it's basically readable. It could ...
- 137
2
votes
1
answer
181
views
Are there font characteristics that make it more resilient to squishing or distortion and still be legible?
Disclosure: I’m not a graphic designer.
I’m re-watching The Love Boat on both a tablet and large screen TV.
In the opening sequence, people have identified that they use a version of Futura Black font....
- 123
5
votes
4
answers
3k
views
When should center align paragraph text be used?
From Why You Should Never Center Align Paragraph Text:
Left aligned text is easier to read than centered text for paragraphs. This is because when you center your text, the starting place of each ...
- 1,913
0
votes
2
answers
858
views
Best background color for readability
I wonder if there is any formula for any given text color to calculate the best background color for readability.
- 217
0
votes
1
answer
79
views
Designing the Rating of a quiz game [closed]
I'm trying to design a quiz game in which users have to answer 10 questions in each level. And when the quiz finished, user gets their Rating. The rule here is that up to 3 mistakes is allowed but ...
- 103
0
votes
0
answers
34
views
How to add readable text paragraph on background with mixed colors in Illustrator 2020 [duplicate]
Can you please explain how to add readable text paragraph to background with various colors ? When background and foreground colors match then words or phrases are not distinct. I need readable text ...
- 1
1
vote
1
answer
1k
views
How can I change icon colors on different background colors?
I'm using two solid icons on a card which has different background colors ( sometimes colorful images). I wanted to see if there's a way that I could make my icons visible and readable on all color ...
- 94
0
votes
1
answer
78
views
Adding text in picture header without losing readability but not drawing too much attention [duplicate]
I am working on a design with a big picture header.
This picture displays the subject of the website and on it is an accompanying text and a "conversion area" a form that starts a process.
Now I ...
- 103
0
votes
2
answers
149
views
How can I make a heading more legible on a real estate background?
This is a billboard design I'm working on (to be used on highways). I think the heading on this is a little less legible (I just feel so. Is it really?).
So is there any way to make it more legible? ...
- 4,220
0
votes
3
answers
88
views
Printing a set of service manual images on A3 - source is 120DPI JPG's [closed]
I wish to print some images that I have somewhat manually gone through to remove whitespace, and they aren't looking as good as I think they could be. What steps should I take to get them looking as ...
- 1
0
votes
2
answers
186
views
How to find: Boldest font readable at a small size?
I'm not sure how to communicate this to the various font search engines online. I want something that is going to be extremely bold, like as bold as possible, so bold it almost spills out of the glyph....
- 103
31
votes
10
answers
5k
views
Logo design - Finding a good mix between the metaphor and legibility
I'm currently designing a logo for a friend's new business. I'm much more of a UI/UX designer than a logo designer (also a very bad drawer!), so I'm struggling.
The company name is 'Corellia', it's a ...
- 413
1
vote
3
answers
33k
views
Smallest readable font size for printed card
I'm designing a series of aides memoire for my colleagues to contain key details about our legal powers. I'm working on one version to be printed in business card format and another to be printed (...
- 113
3
votes
2
answers
583
views
Does the positioning of this text negatively affect readability?
I am trying to position the text in the website header, I ended up with something like this:
The text "Simply and efficiently" has a mixed "software and IT products" inside. I was wondering if it's a ...
3
votes
0
answers
443
views
How to set the tone of large passages of text without italics?
Here and there in my article, there are paragraphs that need to set a different tone. So far I’ve used italic Times New Roman and indented the paragraph:
This looks good if it’s one line sentence or ...
- 1,913
2
votes
0
answers
90
views
At what point the difference in x-height harm the readability? [closed]
For example, when choosing a pair of typefaces to combine in a single line, it is advised that:
they are from different categories, in order to make them contrast
they should have the same x-heights, ...
- 1,913
6
votes
2
answers
2k
views
What (Hebrew) font styles are more legible in a digital reading?
I have a desktop application which is basically a reader for different Hebrew texts. I know that in general some fonts are harder to read on a screen than others (both in English and Hebrew).
What ...
user93315
1
vote
2
answers
1k
views
Standard sizes for testing logo readability
A logo I made in Illustrator does not distort when you change size, but it is desirable to check whether the details remain readable in all various sizes. Are there any standard sizes that I should ...
- 21
8
votes
4
answers
537
views
Design issues concerning header and body fonts with a different x-height
I've heard it's harmonious to have the header and body text have similar x-heights. What if your headers have a lower x-height than the body text? Are there any design principles or other issues going ...
- 1,339
0
votes
1
answer
66
views
Techniques to make type hard to indirectly read, but readable if focused on?
For a print end product: (Not sure if that makes a difference)
Are there any known techniques for distressing type so that once focused upon you can see what it says, but when not focused on, its very ...
- 71
3
votes
2
answers
188
views
Are there any fonts which research shows result in more accurate reading of phone numbers?
I've found that for a phone number that begins 508-886-60xx, it is a common occurrence to misread it as 508-888-60xx, therefore, I'm wondering if there are any fonts we could use in written material ...
- 175
3
votes
2
answers
786
views
Font weight considerations (printing cost, ergonomics, etc)
I'm curious if there are any known ergonomic effects of font weight choice. I already understand, for example, that the relative contrast of font color and background is important to reduce eye strain,...
- 133
6
votes
2
answers
1k
views
Simulate Reading Mode on webpage
Latest UPDATE :
After days of searching without a single conclusive (not even close) option or study regarding the topic I decided to create my own survey to narrow it down. This survey is only for GD ...
- 4,945
0
votes
1
answer
3k
views
What's a color palette for blue, green, yellow, and red that is legible on both light and dark backgrounds?
I'm developing a program that has both a dark and a light theme. I change the background, but there are color-coordinated labels that I don't want to change the color of.
At the moment I'm using the ...
- 101
5
votes
3
answers
4k
views
Which font is the quickest to read? Which font is the least misread? [closed]
Are there scientific experiments, measurements on these?
Which fonts make you read certain words twice, sometimes letter by letter?
Fonts might also differ in how tiring they are for the eyes and ...
- 69
12
votes
5
answers
13k
views
Light text on a dark background vs. dark text on a light background: which allows the reader to keep focusing for longer?
I did not want to get to the endless war of dark-on-light vs light-on-dark, but recently I discovered something interesting: while light-on-dark text is still less tiring for my eyes (and I also ...
- 121
5
votes
5
answers
2k
views
Do we perceive images in text reading direction?
I received a graphic in a presentation with equally weighted items in it. Their order did not match my expectation, so I started to wonder why that would be. Finally I figured out that I was reading ...
- 3,185
12
votes
4
answers
79k
views
Best fonts for improving reading experience
I am building a website whose major purpose is to serve content (legislature) and I want to give best reading experience to users. You can take a look at the example page at:
http://iura.cl/cc/44
As ...
- 333
7
votes
3
answers
2k
views
Does x-height really matter when choosing fonts for readability and legibility?
If using a typeface with a low x-height at a large point size, wouldn't it have the same result as using a medium or large x-height at a smaller point size? So does that mean x-height is only useful ...
- 171