{"title":"Effects of changes in spacing on dual-script sign\n legibility","authors":"Yuchan Zhang, Jeanne-Louise Moys","doi":"10.1075/idj.21008.zha","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"\n This study examined changes to typographic variables in\n Chinese-English traffic signs. Particularly, it considered the effect of\n connecting spacing – the vertical distance between a Chinese legend and its\n English translation – on reading performance for participants who read English\n but not Chinese. Participants were shown driving video simulations, featuring\n four connecting space measures (1/6H, 1/3H, 1/2H, 3/4H where H is the height of\n one Chinese character) and asked to indicate directions. A threshold method with\n an accuracy check was applied. The study demonstrated that connecting spacing\n affected participants’ reading performance and is an important consideration for\n dual-script sign legibility.","PeriodicalId":35109,"journal":{"name":"Information Design Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Information Design Journal","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1075/idj.21008.zha","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Social Sciences","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This study examined changes to typographic variables in
Chinese-English traffic signs. Particularly, it considered the effect of
connecting spacing – the vertical distance between a Chinese legend and its
English translation – on reading performance for participants who read English
but not Chinese. Participants were shown driving video simulations, featuring
four connecting space measures (1/6H, 1/3H, 1/2H, 3/4H where H is the height of
one Chinese character) and asked to indicate directions. A threshold method with
an accuracy check was applied. The study demonstrated that connecting spacing
affected participants’ reading performance and is an important consideration for
dual-script sign legibility.
期刊介绍：
Information Design Journal (IDJ) is a peer reviewed international journal that bridges the gap between research and practice in information design. IDJ is a platform for discussing and improving the design, usability, and overall effectiveness of ‘content put into form’ — of verbal and visual messages shaped to meet the needs of particular audiences. IDJ offers a forum for sharing ideas about the verbal, visual, and typographic design of print and online documents, multimedia presentations, illustrations, signage, interfaces, maps, quantitative displays, websites, and new media. IDJ brings together ways of thinking about creating effective communications for use in contexts such as workplaces, hospitals, airports, banks, schools, or government agencies.
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