The visible word / by Herbert Spencer.

Identifier:REF.TY.1812

Dimensions:107 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.

Copyright dates:1968

Library of Congress Subject Headings:Legibility (Printing), Typography, Research

Description:"Legibility research in printing is concerned with the efficiency of the visible word. So, too, is the practice of typographical design. During the past century both researchers and designers have put forward proposals for making printed letters communicate more efficiently. this report describes and illustrates some of the more significant of these proposals...The history of legibility research spans a period of over 150 years- a period during which techniques of printing have changed fundamentally and other media have emerged powerfully to challenge the supremacy once enjoyed by the printed word as a means of communication."-- from introduction. Includes index.