Typeface

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Theoretical Development

  • machine learning for individuation
  • are fixed-width fonts still relevant to research?
  • are fixed-width fonts still relevant for everyday use?

Empirical Study

  • fixed-width fonts for reading numerals (tables, clock time)
  • better fonts and layouts in subtitles
  • multi-language fonts that meet accessibility needs
  • fonts for dyslexia and other reading disorders
  • use machine learning to find or generate ideal fonts
  • text for special cases / specific purposes (software coding, mathematics)
  • customization of display and font for individual readers
  • identifying the fonts best suited to training children to read
  • does font variety increase engagement?
  • better fonts and layouts in games
  • individualized font adjustment
  • individualized/adaptive fonts
  • make learning to read fun through “cool” fonts
  • see if people who prefer static fonts sit in the variable font space; slowly change static font features to the settings that actually help people
  • what are the best ways to use generative tools to create new fonts?
  • understanding the hierarchical structure that constitutes a font
  • making fonts as much sensemaking as possible
  • customizable reading
  • have people create their own font / put variable font axes together and then see if this resulting customized font is their “best”/most efficient
  • move crowding into larger space in perception