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"Typeface and Document Persona in Magazines"

Nida M. Stewart

Nida M. Stewart is currently a senior at New Mexico Tech where she is pursuing a Bachelor's degree in both Technical Communication and Psychology. Nida's interests include editing, document design, user interfaces, and instructional writing. She currently works as an editor for Policies and Procedures for New Mexico Tech. 

 

Contents

Abstract and Introduction

Literature Review

Research Methodology

Synthesis of Results 

Discussion 

Conclusion

Works Cited

Appendix A: List of Magazines Used in Research

Appendix B: Comprehensive Heading Magazine Listing

Appendix C: Comprehensive Body Text and Blurb Magazine

Works Cited

Arditi, Aries. "Adjustable typography: an approach to enhancing low vision text accessibility." Ergonomics 47.5 (2004): 469-482.

Arditi, Aries and Jianna Cho. "Serifs and font legibility." Vision Research 45 (2005): 2926-2933.

Berleant, Daniel. "Does Typography Affect Proposal Assessment?" Communications of the ACM 43.8 (2000): 24-25.

Brumberger, Eva R. "The Rhetoric of Typography: Effects on Reading Time, Reading Comprehension, and Perceptions of Ethos." Technical Communication 51.1 (2004): 13-24.

—. "The Rhetoric of Typography: The Awareness and Impact of Typeface Appropriateness." Technical Communication 50.2 (2003): 224-231.

—. "The Rhetoric of Typography: The Persona of Typeface and Text." Technical Communication 50.2 (2003): 206-223.

Gump, John E. "The Readability of Typefaces and the Subsequent Mood or Emotion Created in the Reader." Journal of Education for Business 76.5 (2001): 270-273.

Hughes, Laura E and Arnold J Wilkins. "Typography in children’s reading schemes may be suboptimal: Evidence from measures of reading rate." Journal of Research in Reading 23.3 (2000): 314-324.

Lewis, Clive and Peter Walker. "Typographic Influences on Reading." British Journal of Psychology 80.2 (1989): 241-257.

MacKeben, Manfred. "Enhancement of peripheral letter recognition by typographic features." Visual Impairment Research 2.2 (2000): 95-103.

Mackiewicz, Jo. "HOW TO USE FIVE LETTERFORMS TO GAUGE A TYPEFACE'S PERSONALITY: A RESEARCH-DRIVEN METHOD." Journal of Technical Writing and Communication 35.3 (2005): 291-315.

—. "What Technical Writing Students Should Know About Typeface Personality." Journal of Technical Writing and Communication 34.1&2 (2004): 113-131.

McAteer, Erica. "Typeface Emphasis and Information Focus in Written Language." Applied Cognitive Psychology 6.4 (1992): 345-359.

Shaikh, A. Dawn, Barbara S. Chaparro and Doug Fox. "Perception of Fonts: Perceived Personality Traits and Uses." Usability News 8.1 (2006).

Shieh, Kong-King, Ming-Te Chen and Jiunn-Huei Chuang. "Effects of Color Combination and Typography on Identification of Characters Briefly Presented on VDTs." International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction 9.2 (1997): 169-181.

Skarzenski, Emily M. "Type and Layout: How Typography and Design Can Get Your Message Across - or Get in the Way." Technical Communication 43.4 (1996): 424-426.

Vance, Valerie J. "Typography 101." Business Communication Quarterly 59.4 (1996): 132-134.

Wehr, Thomas and Werner Wippich. "Typography and Color: Effects of Salience and Fluency on Conscious Recollective Experience." Psychological Research 69.1/2 (2004): 138-146.

 

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Posted by xcheditor on May 19, 2021 in article, Issue 6.1

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