Based on the analysis of 190 studies (18,573 participants), we estimate that the average
silent reading rate for adults in English is 238 words per minute (wpm) for non-fiction and …

Digital text has become one of the primary ways of exchanging knowledge, but text needs to
be rendered to a screen to be read. We present AdaptiFont, a human-in-the-loop system that …

Four experiments were conducted to test whether recent developments in display
technology would suffice to eliminate the well-known disadvantages in reading from screen …

This second edition of a bestseller provides up-to-date knowledge of human factors issues
in web design. It comprehensively treats human factors research methods, design …

Subjects read passages of text on a video monitor as their eye movements were recorded. In
Experiment 1, the passages were presented either in a format (ClearType) designed to …

Psychophysical research on text legibility has historically investigated factors such as size,
colour and contrast, but there has been relatively little direct empirical evaluation of …

Increasing amounts of text are read from various types of screens. The shape and the size of
a typeface determine the legibility of texts. The aim of this study was to investigate the …

Typography plays an increasingly important role in today's dynamic digital interfaces.
Graphic designers and interface engineers have more typographic options than ever before …

This study focuses on a better understanding of user preferences based on perceived
usability and perceived aesthetics. For this, previous studies on the relationships among …

The present study was conducted to explore students' preference of Arabic typeface style,
font size, page layout, and foreground/background color combinations of written materials …