Influence of letter boldness Small point sizes should be set at relatively bold weights, while light and heavy weights should not be used when legibility is important.SHOW NEW Paper & presentation, 2018-19 Paper & presentation, 2018 Legibility of numerals Complex skeletons lower recognition. We have shown that within well-known characters shapes, some variations are significantly easier to recognize than others.SHOW Design for older readersWith greater age follows a range of reading deficits, which can be met through the right setting of typography. We show new scientific findings on the legibility of typefaces for elderly readers and suggest ways of improving visual acuity for this target group.SHOW Paper & presentation, 2019 Research poster, 2019 Shifting numeralsWe found evidence suggesting that vertical shifts might be a useful source of visual information during digit crowding, although it did also disrupt other sources of visual information.SHOW Embellished display typefacesInvestigating the effect of different ways of creating embellished typefaces, we found that when choosing between different styles, it is recommended to choose typefaces where the letter skeleton is not too complicated to decode.SHOW Research paper, 2017 Published book, 2017 The book Type TricksHeavy on illustrations and with very little text. In an easy approachable manner, the book shows the many tips and tricks you can use in the design of new typefaces. SHOW The Book Reading LettersIf you want to understand typeface legibility and how it is dealt with in science and in design history, this is the book for you.SHOW Published book, 2012 PhD thesis, 2009 PhD thesis on typeface legibilityThe PhD thesis by Sofie Beier focused on typeface legibility and how this was affected by the reader’s familiarity with the font. The thesis is available for download.SHOW Font family Engel New Sans and Engel New SerifA font family for all-round use.SHOWAvailable from The Northern Block Typeface Typeface Typeface family OvinkTo identify the most legible letter variations to implement in the typeface family, the regular weight was exposed to experimental legibility investigations doing the design process.SHOWAvailable from The Northern Block Typeface family SpencerTo identify the most legible letter variations to implement in the typeface family, the regular weight was exposed to experimental legibility investigations doing the design process. SHOWAvailable from The Northern Block Typeface
