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Old 05-26-2011, 10:10 AM   #151
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This is fascinating. I want a study on the preference of Serif/Sans-serif fonts and why people prefer one over the other. (Or at least an MR poll???)

I HATE Sans-Serif fonts. If I were Conan the Barbarian, Sans-Serif fonts would be the guy who burned down my village. That's how much I hate them. I like Serif fonts, but I don't like them all equally - I think some of them are SPARKLYPOO PERFECT and some are just meh.

I can't explain why I feel this way, I just know that some fonts make my eyes happy and some make me feel like nails are being shoved into my eyes. I'm happy to hear that SOME people like Sans-Serif, though, because I've always wondered.

I really would like to see a study on this....
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Old 05-26-2011, 10:13 AM   #152
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This is fascinating. I want a study on the preference of Serif/Sans-serif fonts and why people prefer one over the other. (Or at least an MR poll???)
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I really would like to see a study on this....
You can start a poll, you know....
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Old 05-26-2011, 10:21 AM   #153
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This is fascinating. I want a study on the preference of Serif/Sans-serif fonts and why people prefer one over the other. (Or at least an MR poll???)
Go ahead and do a poll, should be an interesting discussion.


Here are some links that might be of interest...
http://psychology.wichita.edu/surl/u...52/UK_font.htm
http://alexpoole.info/which-are-more...erif-typefaces



I have read that sans-serif fonts are easier for dyslexic people, but I don't know if that's been looked at scientifically.
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Old 05-26-2011, 12:00 PM   #154
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OK!

I'm so excited. Never done a poll before.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=134584

Thanks for the links AnemicOak!

Update: And, of course, I was so excited to write the poll that I got the descriptions mixed up. Doh.
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Old 05-26-2011, 12:19 PM   #155
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Go ahead and do a poll, should be an interesting discussion.


Here are some links that might be of interest...
http://psychology.wichita.edu/surl/u...52/UK_font.htm
http://alexpoole.info/which-are-more...erif-typefaces



I have read that sans-serif fonts are easier for dyslexic people, but I don't know if that's been looked at scientifically.
I've also found that sometimes the color used helps with dyslexic people. Green seems to be a good color. It has something to do with black on white.
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Old 05-26-2011, 12:28 PM   #156
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I have read that sans-serif fonts are easier for dyslexic people, but I don't know if that's been looked at scientifically.
For the anecdata pile, I feel that I have a touch of dyslexia. I definitely have vertical phoria, which produces a little of the same effect (eyes jumping around on/over text).

And I definitely prefer sans-serif. I think I mentioned that.
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I think you mean nitpick.

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Color does help, although what color works best seems to differ from person to person. I know people who would lay a colored transparency over the page and they could read much better. I saw mainly red and blue sheets.

I have never heard that font size was important. I have not noticed that I have trouble with some books and not others. But that is me.
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