Essays on Legibility

Introduction

As mentioned in the movie "Helvetica," typography is a "tool for creating order" (Hustwit). There is a vast choice of fonts one can use for specific purposes: there are fonts designed for business communication and others for a light message, ones looking grave and strict and others looking fanciful and funny. Each font has its peculiarities which help one express their feelings or forward the implied message with the best understanding of the reader. Some fonts make the reader alert by their briskness and lack of fancy features while others arouse the readers' good disposition by looking mild and ...

Color is an essential element of visual language that people use in cognitive processes even before they are aware of the same. Most of the computer users with no visual impairment depend on visual effects to perceive the changes in the computer screen. Color plays a key role in every stage of vision. It is hence paramount for developers to choose the colors used in any application based on the information they what convey and to whom the information should be relayed. People’s perception to color is subjective; different color components have a different meaning to different people. ...

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As mentioned in the movie "Helvetica," typography is a "tool for creating order" (Hustwit). There is a vast choice of fonts one can use for specific purposes: there are fonts designed for business communication and ones for light message, ones looking serious and strict and others looking fanciful and funny. Each font has its peculiarities which help you express your feelings or forward the implied message with the best understanding of the reader. Some fonts make the reader alert by their briskness and lack of fancy features, while others arouse the readers' ...

Introduction

Several companies such as apple, Sony, RIM, Barnes and Noble, Motorola and Kindle have released e-reader gadgets, a situation that has led to heightened competition. Competition in the e-reader market has benefited the customer by providing more choices at competitive prices. These companies have developed competitive gadgets which are bundled with attractive user packages. This paper compares the effectiveness of the iPad, the Nook and Kindle as e-readers.

Portability

Customers looking for e-book readers often consider the size, price and the functionality of the device. Size is of particular concern because large and heavy devices are less portable and difficult to ...