Is legibility of typefaces designed for screen use the same for different languages?

摘要

Large amount of information that we accept is predominantly transmitted through the screens. Communication throughthe screens is imminent thing, but we try to make it smoother and user-friendlier. The clearance and visibility oftypefaces at different viewing conditions is an important aspect when information should impact on people. The useof appropriate typefaces is in consequence undoubtedly important while the design of typefaces differs for print andscreen use. There is little attention on which typefaces we choose when we make screen information presentation.Tests on the typefaces performance are for this reason important. Two groups of participants (all together 50 people)took part in the study. Tests were performed in three languages (Slovene, Croatian, English). Tested typefaces (Verdana,Tahoma, Georgia), which were designed for screen use, took part in our testing. The aim of our study was toexamine the influence of typefaces on the legibility among students.