Graphic Design MA
Orosz Rebeka
supervisor
Balla Dóra
thesis consultant
Pallag Andrea
masterwork
Disfluex
The potential beneficial effect of 'disfluent typography' on information retention has been the subject of numerous reading research studies in recent decades. However, many of the research materials contain so-called hard-to-read test fonts which are not hard to read actually. The project reflects on this problem and aims to highlight the potential for collaboration between design and scientific disciplines. The product is a digital platform for reading researchers and is suitable for editing questionnaires. It provides a wide range of typographic tools, including graphic history and contemporary fonts, which could receive a new role through their use in scientific fields.
thesis
Investigating children’s visual perception of typography
This thesis hypothesizes that typography can be a factor influencing children's learning performance and motivation. This claim is supported by psychological research that investigates cognitive processes through typographic manipulation and approaches typographic perception from the perspective of affective factors. The empirical research carried out as part of the thesis focuses on affective processes rather than cognitive processes, and investigates children's typographic perceptions and preferences. The survey was carried out with pupils in grades 3 and 4. The evaluated results showed that pupils were not yet sensitive to the perception of different typographic qualities, but were enthusiastic about novelty. The latter could be a guideline for the design of teaching aids that could increase children's motivation to learn.
