Learning Curve 2.0, from designer Jess Latham of Blue Vinyl Fonts, actually includes two similar fonts—one solid, one dashed—in both TrueType and OpenType formats. Both demonstrate the beautiful ...
Inspired by comic strips and hated by font designers, new research suggests Comic Sans may help people remember what they read. Comic Sans was released by Microsoft in 1994, as a font that looked ...
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Contrary to what we might think, it isn't any easier (or harder) to remember a new fact if it's in BIG BOLD LETTERS. Font styles that are both hard to read and unfamiliar, however, do aid learning and ...
Whenever you read a given text, your brain processes the visual stimuli to create meaning and understand the content. Chances are, you don’t pay much attention to the way the information is presented ...
Fonts that are difficult to read actually aid in better learning, according to researchers at Princeton University. They employed volunteers to learn made-up information about different types of ...
Want to remember what this article says? Maybe you should read it in Comic Sans. Fonts, or styles of typeface, that are relatively difficult to read (including the much-maligned Comic Sans) help ...