Perception

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Theoretical Development

  • reading at-a-glance differs from at long duration
  • contextual cues for finding info (e.g., packaging design vs. websites)
  • contextual associations
  • does how we write certain letters (a vs. a, for example) influence how we read? what do we associate certain fonts with?
  • temporal display issues
  • with texting being a recent occurrence in the arc of human evolution, how does the visual system process high spatial frequency stimulation
  • overlap with other domains of vision; e.g., color
  • factors impacting font that are (not) language/script specific

Empirical Study

  • spatial resolution (jaggy edges)
  • reading at different viewing angles
  • legibility vs. readability
  • connected letters
  • double crowding
  • object-based representation
  • perceptual feature and mid-level vision
  • how does font expertise (experience?) influence readability
  • are there reading differences between typographers/graphic designers/reading experts and the general population?
  • threshold estimation (e.g., ambient light)
  • spatial vision