Evaluating code readability and legibility: An examination of human-centric studies

D Oliveira, R Bruno, F Madeiral… - 2020 IEEE International …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Reading code is an essential activity in software maintenance and evolution. Several
studies with human subjects have investigated how different factors, such as the employed …

Typographic features of text. Outcomes from research and practice

MDS Lonsdale - Visible Language, 2014 - eprints.whiterose.ac.uk
This paper provides a comprehensive review of literature on the legibility of printed text in
order to provide informed guidance on the design and preparation of typographic materials …

The role of Hofstede's cultural dimensions in the design of user interface: the case of Arabic

A Alsswey, H Al-Samarraie - Ai Edam, 2021 - cambridge.org
A user interface (UI) design that meets the preferences, differences, and needs of the group
of users can potentially increase the usability of a system. Users, in general, feel more …

Audience perceptions of fonts in projected PowerPoint text slides

J Mackiewicz - Technical communication, 2007 - ingentaconnect.com
This study examined perceptions of 10 common fonts displayed in projected PowerPoint text
slides. It investigated 37 participants' ratings of the fonts—five serif and five sans serif—on …

How to use five letterforms to gauge a typeface's personality: A research-driven method

J Mackiewicz - Journal of technical writing and …, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
Technical communicators need to select typefaces that match the tone that they intend for a
document. Rather than relying on intuition or personal preference, technical communicators …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic literature review on the impact of formatting elements on code legibility

D Oliveira, R Santos, F Madeiral, H Masuhara… - Journal of Systems and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Context: Software programs can be written in different but functionally equivalent ways. Even
though previous research has compared specific formatting elements to find out which …

[PDF][PDF] Graphic design

R Pettersson - Tullinge: International Institute for Information …, 2015 - researchgate.net
Information design is a multi-dimensional, multi-disciplinary, and worldwide consideration
with influences from areas such as design disciplines, communication disciplines …

What technical writing students should know about typeface personality

J Mackiewicz - Journal of technical writing and …, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
Typeface personality impacts the rhetorical effect of students' documents, yet it receives little
attention in textbooks. Technical writing students should stand the definition of “appropriate” …

Visualizing the terror threat. The impact of communicating security information to the general public using infographics and motion graphics

MDS Lonsdale, L David, M Baxter… - Visible …, 2019 - eprints.whiterose.ac.uk
Terrorism represents one of the most pressing contemporary security threats. As a
consequence, governments provide information to the public on threat levels and on how to …

The Reading Speed of Elementary School Students on the All Text Written with Capital and Lowercase Letters.

Ö Babayigit - Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2019 - ERIC
The aim of this research is to examine the speed of reading the uppercase and lowercase
texts of primary school students. This research is the survey of quantitative research …