Legibilidade Tipográfica no Português impresso
Um ensaio prático para a eficiência tipográfica na leitura da Língua Portuguesa
- Name
- Aprígio Morgado
- Year
- 2015
- Institution
- Lisbon School of Architecture Universidade de Lisboa
- Supervisors
- Jorge Spencer, Paulo Ramalho
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Scope
- Typography
- Taxonomy
- Praxiology/Phenomenology
- Type
- Theoretical/Practical
- Language
- Portuguese
- Wordcount / Pagecount
- 99,750 / 285
- Joint supervision
- No
Enhancing factors of typographic legibility in Portuguese spelling
Research Process (6 methods)
Font design
x
Creation of the NGRAMS computer application that analyzes the frequency of occurrences of a given character or sequence of n characters in a text.
Frequency analysis of occurrences of a certain character or sequence of n characters in literary works by contemporary authors
Analysis of the same book in 5 different languages
Legibility tests
| # | Name of Method | Research Phase | Research Approach | Researcher Role | Object of Study / Participants | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Design project | Generative | Qualitative | Design process | Font design | 1 |
| 1 | Literature review | Exploratory | Qualitative | x | x | x |
| 2 | Tool development | Generative | x | Design process | Creation of the NGRAMS computer application that analyzes the frequency of occurrences of a given character or sequence of n characters in a text. | 1 |
| 3 | Textual analysis | Generative | Quantitative | x | Frequency analysis of occurrences of a certain character or sequence of n characters in literary works by contemporary authors | 10 |
| 4 | Comparative analysis | Generative | Quantitative | x | Analysis of the same book in 5 different languages | 5 |
| 5 | Usability test | Generative | Qualitative | Participatory | Legibility tests | unspecified |
Knowledge Transfer & Exchange
Knowledge Exchange (PhD Process): Produced without exchange
| IK&T | Academia | Design Practice | Society |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context | Yes | No | No |
| Vision | No | No | No |
| Means | Partially | No | No |
Recommendations (5)
Conduct additional validation studies through reading-speed tests before drawing stronger conclusions about the efficiency of the typographic model proposed for Portuguese.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Medium → Long
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- High
Test the model further using the moving-window method in order to obtain more robust evidence about the efficiency of the proposed typographic solutions during reading.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Long
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- Medium
Extend the investigation to a larger sample of Portuguese letter sequences and incorporate new factors that may confirm, refine, or refute the current findings.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Long
- Evidence Strength:
- Exploratory
- Feasibility:
- Medium
Investigate and test the hypotheses advanced in Chapter 11 concerning clusters of letters and possible ligatures that may function as perceptual units in Portuguese reading.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Long
- Evidence Strength:
- Exploratory
- Feasibility:
- Medium
Explore the implementation of a fifth 'Language' axis in variable or parametric font technology, allowing ascenders and descenders to be adjusted according to the graphic patterns of different languages such as Portuguese.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Long
- Evidence Strength:
- Exploratory
- Feasibility:
- Medium