The effect of typeface and font size on reading text on a tablet computer for older and younger people

Chatrangsan, Maneerut; Petrie, Helen

doi:10.1145/3315002.3317568

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“…The font size was similar to Ellen Lution's suggestion that characters should be between 14-18 pt [6]. Maneerat and Helen's studies found that 18pt is the best view, and it increases the reading speed by using a serif font for thai typeface [32]. However, it is different from Iancu's and other [7][30] suggestions at 12 pt.…”

Section: Visionsupporting

confidence: 64%

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The Competency in Using Smartphones of the Homebound Older Adult

Duangpatra

Bunlikhitsiri

Wongupparaj

2021

Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.

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Smartphones are widely accessed by all genders, ages, and statuses with the increasing use rate of older adults. When people grow up to older adults, they meet physical declines such as blurred vision, tremor in hands, and arms, slowness of movement, or postural of a humpback. These age-related conditions affect how they live and use the smartphone. However, some seldom go out for older adults' activities due to their physical impairment and diseases. They might have lower competencies than normal older adults. In this article, the test was conducted on 26 homebound older adults. The current investigation was concerned with their competencies of vision, hearing, touching, and memorizing to find appropriate average results for them. We found the scores value regarding font size, color contrast, icon size, a touching point on each button on the screen, keyboard's size, scrolling area, etc., which they can perform effectively on the smartphone. The main findings render a significant and unique contribution to the design community to use it as a guideline or standard for every designer who wants to design assisted technology by using a touch screen interface for home-bound older adults to conveniently access and efficiently use. Further, it also helps to improve the quality of life among older adults.

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Section: Visionsupporting

confidence: 64%

“…We are currently in a digital society where digital media and devices are widespread to all areas of almost all genders and ages [32]. According to National Statistical Office, the number of older adults in Thailand increase every year in line with the increasing rate of their smartphone uses.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Competency in Using Smartphones of the Homebound Older Adult

Duangpatra

Bunlikhitsiri

Wongupparaj

2021

Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.

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“…Font typeface affects the readability of characters or texts in a passage, irrespective of the medium. In a study by Chatrangsan and Petrie ( 2019 ) on the effect of typeface and font size on reading text on a tablet computer, the stimuli were displayed on a 4 th generation iPad tablet running IOS and safari in Thailand and the UK. Three font sizes (14, 16, 18 points) were explored with two typefaces, serif and sans serif.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Some studies investigating the reading speed/time of font, legibility and readability had varying experiment parameters, either failing to detail or omitting some of the mentioned parameters. This does not Points (Japanese) (42-66 arcminutes) (Lege et al, 2013;Yeh, 2015Yeh, , 2020Chatrangsan and Petrie, 2019) For reading tasks on mobile devices…”

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How to design font size for older adults: A systematic literature review with a mobile device

Hou

Anicetus²,

He³

2022

Front. Psychol.

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With the global society aging, it is necessary to investigate suitable font size based on reading time/speed, readability and legibility for older adults. This study used a systematic review of previous and existing relevant research on font size for older adults and research on the psychophysics of reading and analyzed the outcomes based on reading time/speed, readability, legibility and the usability evaluation methods employed. Studies were selected from databases GOOGLE SCHOLAR, WEB OF SCIENCE, PUBMED, and SCIENCE DIRECT. An inclusion criterion was used to remove duplicates and avoid inconsistencies. Results suggest that older adults preferred larger font sizes. However, there exists a critical size at which readability declines. Inconsistencies in evaluation methods and experimental procedures were observed in the selected articles. This study suggested a reusable catalog of usability evaluation methods, eye tracking for user testing and a questionnaire for inquiry as suitable usability evaluation methods, a uniform metrics to measure font size (visual angle of font) in arcminutes and parameters to consider when investigating font size for older adults to ensure consistency in future studies.

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“… Chatrangsan & Petrie (2019) did a study where they compared combinations of different font sizes, 14, 16 and 18 points, with serif and sans serif typefaces. They performed two experiments one in the UK and the other in Thailand, and separated the participants into two groups, older and younger.…”

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How does serif vs sans serif typeface impact the usability of e-commerce websites?

Vecino

Mehtali

Andrés

et al. 2022

PeerJ Computer Science

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This study tries to find evidence that points towards the best typeface to use in e-commerce websites to maximize usability, trust, loyalty, appearance and overall user satisfaction. We tested the difference between serif and sans serif inside the same font family. A total of 246 volunteers participating in the experiment were asked to complete a set of tasks and a questionnaire on an e-commerce website prototype. We measured task completion time, reading speed and reading comprehension. From the results, using multiple linear regression, we deduced that only gender determines user preferences. Females tend to prefer the serif version of the typeface under study. Although most e-commerce websites use sans serif typefaces, we could not find evidence supporting this decision. The serif and sans serif characteristic inside the same font family does not affect usability on a website, as it was found that it has no impact on reading speed and user preference.

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The effect of typeface and font size on reading text on a tablet computer for older and younger people

Cited by 14 publications

References 18 publications

The Competency in Using Smartphones of the Homebound Older Adult

The Competency in Using Smartphones of the Homebound Older Adult

How to design font size for older adults: A systematic literature review with a mobile device

How does serif vs sans serif typeface impact the usability of e-commerce websites?

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