Keyword

letterforms

Description: The visual shapes and designs of written characters, studied and used in typography, calligraphy, graphic design, and visual art.

Primary topic: Graphic Design and Typography (27%)

Wikidata ID: wiki/Q6533641

OpenAlex ID: keywords/letterforms

The span of the effective stimulus during a fixation in reading

1975 · George W. McConkie, Keith Rayner · Perception & Psychophysics · 1,281

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A review of handwriting research: Progress and prospects from 1980 to 1994

1996 · Steve Graham, Naomi Weintraub · Educational Psychology Review · 385

Towards a semiotics of typography

2006 · Theo van Leeuwen · Information Design Journal · 367

Visual recognition of isolated lower-case letters

1971 · H. Bouma · Vision Research · 236

From graphemes to abstract letter shapes: Levels of representation in written spelling.

1997 · Brenda Rapp, Alfonso Caramazza · Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance · 165

The Structures of Letters and Symbols throughout Human History Are Selected to Match Those Found in Objects in Natural Scenes

2006 · Mark A. Changizi, Qiong Zhang, et al. · The American Naturalist · 162

Motor control: Mechanisms of motor equivalence in handwriting

2000 · Alan M. Wing · Current Biology · 140

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An Introduction to Greek Epigraphy of the Hellenistic and Roman Periods from Alexander the Great down to the Reign of Constantine (323 B.C.-A.D. 337)

2005 · Michael Peachin, B. H. McLean · The Classical World · 128

Arabic manuscripts: a vademecum for readers

2010 · Choice Reviews Online · 109

The Scaffolding of Emergent Literacy Skills in the Home Environment: A Case Study

2008 · Michelle M. Neumann, Michelle Hood, et al. · Early Childhood Education Journal · 106

Typographic Design: Form and Communication

1985 · Rob Carter, Ben Day, et al. · 104

Extending the Spectrum of Dysgraphia: A Data Driven Strategy to Estimate Handwriting Quality

2020 · Thibault Asselborn, Mateo Chapatte, et al. · Scientific Reports · 97

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Visual Perception of Motor Anticipation in Cursive Handwriting: Influence of Spatial and Movement Information on the Prediction of Forthcoming Letters

1997 · Jean-Pierre Orliaguet, Sonia Kandel, et al. · Perception · 97

2011 · Rebecca Treiman, Brett Kessler · Written Language & Literacy · 94

2011 · David Brang, Romke Rouw, et al. · Neuropsychologia · 94

Arabic Manuscripts

2009 · Adam Gacek · BRILL eBooks · 90

Mathematical typography

1979 · Donald E. Knuth · Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society · 90

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The Shellen chart as a test of visual acuity

1954 · Ralph Hetherington · Psychological Research · 84

Printed ephemera : the changing uses of type and letterforms in English and American printing.

1962 · John Noel Claude Lewis · 82

Response Timing in Handwriting

1978 · Alan M. Wing · Elsevier eBooks · 80

The Athenian Casualty Lists

1969 · Donald W. Bradeen · The Classical Quarterly · 80

A Special Font for People with Dyslexia: Does it Work and, if so, why?

2016 · Eva Marinus, Michelle Mostard, et al. · Dyslexia · 77

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Young Children’s Knowledge About Printed Names

2007 · Rebecca Treiman, Jeremy Cohen, et al. · Child Development · 74

Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students

2010 · Ellen Lupton · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 72

Meaning and material in the language of the street

2014 · Vivian Cook · Social Semiotics · 70

Works count: 3,283

Citation count: 7,869