SV: [Sigia-l] Re: large font use

[Michael Brown]

Listera wrote:

L> The reason I dumped so much on the children's font 'study' is that (if it
L> also had a blatant commercial bias) it would have been a perfect example of
L> bad science. When the title of a 'study' isn't remotely related to its
L> conclusion, you gotta wonder :-)

L> When they go unchallenged, these little, pitiful 'studies' become
L> carcinogenic urban legends. If one's an experienced professional, one may
L> laugh at them and ignore them, but sooner or later some hapless guy is bound
L> to throw them at your face in a meeting, demanding compliance.

Bingo!

The NZ government guidelines for developing websites (version
2) are up for consultation, and under
Section 6: Delivering content
http://www.e-government.govt.nz/docs/web-guidelines-v2/chapter6.html

and sub-section 6.4.5 Text
there is the following:
"Research on font usability can be found at
http://wsupsy.psy.twsu.edu/surl/usabilitynews/2S/font.htm "

Yes I wrote questioning the link to this research, but I'm not holding
my breath. I'll just be waiting for the next site we develop for a
government agency and get told to use Arial and Times New Roman
because this study says so! :)

Regards

Mike Brown
TiS New Zealand Ltd :: web development - software development - usability

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