User:Acornjoey/sandbox

Aaron Freeman's Wikipedia's Typography article for ENGL1101.62

Analysis of Article

1. Typography techniques is missing
2. "Principles of the craft" topic needs revision with reliable sources

Reading List

• Boardley, John. (2008). A Brief History of Type.
• Martins, Fábio Duarte. (2014). On Legibility – In Typography And Type Design.
• Melo, Fran. & Angie Bowen. (2010). Expressive Web Typography: Useful Examples and Techniques.
• Poole, Alex. (2008). Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces?
• Reneman, Robert S. & Jan Strackee. (2012). Data in Medicine: Collection, Processing and Presentation: A Physical-Technical Introduction for Physicians and Biologists.

Revised paragraph from article

Original

Studies of both legibility and readability have examined a wide range of factors including type size and type design. For example, comparing serif vs. sans-serif type, roman typevs. oblique type, and italic type, line length, line spacing, color contrast, the design of right-hand edge (for example, justification, straight right hand edge) vs. ragged right, and whether text is hyphenated. Justified copy must be adjusted tightly during typesetting to prevent loss of readability, something beyond the capabilities of typical personal computers.

Legibility research has been published since the late nineteenth century. Although there often are commonalities and agreement on many topics, others often create poignant areas of conflict and variation of opinion. For example, Alex Poole asserts that no one has provided a conclusive answer as to which typeface style, serif or sans serif, provides the most legibility,^{[39][unreliable source?]} although differences of opinion exist regarding such debates. Other topics such as justified vs unjustified type, use of hyphens, and proper typefaces for people with reading difficulties such as dyslexia, have continued to be subjects of debate.

Revised

Studies of both legibility and readability have examined a wide range of factors including type size and type design along with the characteristics of type itself. High and abrupt contrast between thick and thin strokes, abrupt (unbracketed) hairline (thin) serifs, vertical axis, horizontal stress, small aperture. Comparing serif vs. sans-serif type, roman type vs. oblique type and italic type, line length, line spacing, color contrast, the design of right-hand edge (justification, straight right hand edge) vs. ragged right or unjustified, and hyphenated text. Justified copy must be adjusted tightly during typesetting to prevent loss of readability, something beyond the capabilities of personal computers.

Legibility research has been published since the late nineteenth century. There are commonalities and agreement on many topics, however, legibility collectively as a whole has become a controversial topic. Others often create poignant areas of conflict and variation of opinion. Alex Poole concludes that study after study in a body of research of weak claims and counter-claims, there is inevitably "no difference" between the legibility between serif and sans-serif typefaces. Other topics including justified vs. ragged type, use of hyphens, and proper typefaces for people with reading difficulties such as dyslexia, have continued to be subjects of debate. Robert Reneman discusses the topic of serif vs. sans serif typefaces and the relative legibility between the two and asserts that evidence suggests that sans-serif typefaces are more easily legible to children and readers with poor vision, claiming that "they are widely accepted as being suitable for display purposes, because of their simple form."

Original Contribution

There are many facets to the expressive use of typography, and with those come many different techniques to help with visual aid and the graphic design. Spacing and kerning, size-specific spacing, x-height and vertical proportions, character variation, width, weight, and contrast, are several techniques that are necessary to be taken into consideration when thinking about the appropriateness of specific typefaces or creating them. When placing two or more differing and/or contrasting fonts together, these techniques come into play for organizational strategies and demanding attractive qualities. For example, if the bulk of a title has a more unfamiliar or unusual font, simpler sans-serif fonts will help compliment the title while attracting more attention to the piece as a whole.