The Taste of Typeface by Carlos Velasco, Andy T. Woods, Sarah Hyndman, Charles Spence

“…Previous research has demonstrated that typefaces can convey meaning over-and-above the actual semantic content of whatever happens to be written. …”
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Typeface nomenclature and classification by 8096 British Standards Institution

Typographic specimens : the great typefaces / by 182944 Meggs, Philip, Carter, Rob

Helvetica : homage to a typeface / by Muller, Lars, 1955-

A typeface at a time. by Liu, Danielle Lik Wa.

“…Educating the public on fundamental typefaces would perhaps reduce visual insensitivity, and instigate a legitimate respect for design.…”
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Type 1 : digital typeface design / by 195216 Gale, Nathan

Universal Typeface. Innovation without Style by Dario Russo

“…However, the idea of the Bauhaus, which innervated the debate and the practice of the project in Europe and in the USA (and beyond) for decades, has resulted into some kind of International Style which, in typography, corresponds to the Universal typeface of Herbert Bayer (1925). This article aims to highlight how the universal typeface, that today represents the ‘style’ of Modernity, was in the beginning innovation in its purest: a configuration aimed at effect, to achieve maximum result with minimum effort, both from an economic and technical-productive, and from a functional point of view, readability and visual perception; and how the most interesting aspect is not the form itself – re-proposed, equal to itself, for almost a century – but its underlying design principle.…”
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Detecting universal structure and effects of typefaces by Uroš Nedeljković, Dragoljub Novaković, Ivan Pinćjer

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The taste of typefaces in different countries and languages by Velasco, C, Woods, A, Wan, X, Salgado-Montejo, A, Bernal-Torres, C, Cheok, A, Spence, C

“…In the present study, we evaluate how the curvature and boldness of typeface influences the gustatory taste (i.e., bitter, salty, sour, and sweet) associated with the typefaces of words written in 3 languages (Spanish, English, and Chinese). …”

DYSLEXIA TYPEFACE: DOES IT AFFECT READING FLUENCY? by Maja FILIPOVSKA, Goran AJDINSKI, Aleksandra KAROVSKA RISTOVSKA

“…Results suggest that when using the new dyslexia typeface, Dyslexic FZF, participants were able to read more words per minute than with the Times New Roman font. …”
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The role of typeface curvilinearity on taste expectations and perception by Velasco, Carlos, Hyndman, Sarah, Spence, Charles

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The role of typeface curvilinearity on taste expectations and perception by Velasco, C, Hyndman, S, Spence, C

“…Given the range of visual aesthetic features that have been shown to be associated with typeface designs, it would seem reasonable to suggest that typefaces might therefore be associated with specific taste properties as well. …”

Type 1 : digital typeface design [compact disc] / by 195216 Gale, Nathan

Forms and Levels of Expertness: Interpreting Accounts of Typeface Design by Michael Harkins

Subjects: “…typeface design…”
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Impact of Typeface and Colour Combinations on LCD Display Legibility by Gregor Franken, Maruša Pangerc, Klementina Možina

“…A transitional typeface gave a faster reading speed than a sans-serif typeface. …”
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Combining typeface and color to prime specific taste expectations by Lee, BP, Spence, CJ

“…The effects of color and typeface on people’s taste expectations have been well documented in the literature on crossmodal correspondences. …”

What's in a Typeface? Evidence of the Existence of Print Personalities in Arabic by Timothy R. Jordan, Alya S. AlShamsi, Hajar A. K. Yekani, Maryam AlJassmi, Nada Al Dosari, Ehab W. Hermena, Mercedes Sheen

“…Eleven different typefaces were presented in Arabic sentences to skilled readers of Arabic and participants rated each typeface according to 20 different personality characteristics. …”
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Kariri Indians: the graphics of the artifact for the creation of a digital typeface by Rosemary Severo da Silva, Aglaíze Damasceno Levy

“…The creative process includes drafting and sketching, thus resulting in the design of a digital typeface.…”
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Legibility: Sinhala typeface features for Directional Informative Sign Boards by Shyanika Eramudugolla, Sumanthri Samarawickrama

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Does the typeface on album cover influence expectations and perception of music? by Venkatesan, T, Wang, QJ, Spence, C

“…We also demonstrate how angular and rounded typefaces influence emotion ratings of actual music samples. …”