Designing Accessible Typefaces with Eleni Beveratou
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Typography
Links and summary: http://pimpmytype.com/eleni
What makes an accessible typeface? And how can we improve typography in regard to web accessibility? Together with my guest, type designer Eleni Beveratou I will answer these and other questions in a fun and easygoing session!
We discuss:
– The difference between legibility and readability
– What makes an accessible typeface?
– If Arial and Comic Sans are really superior?
– If we should use designated fonts for dyslexic people in our designs more often?
– How you can mess up the most accessible typeface by using it inaccurately.
Talking Points:
0:00:00 Intro
0:01:15 Why Eleni got interesting in accessibility
0:04:13 Accessibility is not only for the blind
0:07:13 How reading works
0:11:00 Accessibility is legibility, readability, likability
0:15:21 What makes an accessible typeface?
0:26:19 Sans-serif vs. serif fonts
0:33:24 Are accessible fonts always the same?
0:41:09 Should we avoid very expressive fonts?
0:45:34 Fonts for dyslexia
1:01:17 Making accessible fonts inaccessible
1:05:26 Text Contrast: light on dark, dark on light
1:12:09 Use italic text sparingly
1:15:04 Tracking fonts
1:19:30 Avoid centered text
1:24:56 Are ligatures problematic or helpful?
1:28:49 Be careful with guidelines
1:30:35 Closing
What makes an accessible typeface? And how can we improve typography in regard to web accessibility? Together with my guest, type designer Eleni Beveratou I will answer these and other questions in a fun and easygoing session!
We discuss:
– The difference between legibility and readability
– What makes an accessible typeface?
– If Arial and Comic Sans are really superior?
– If we should use designated fonts for dyslexic people in our designs more often?
– How you can mess up the most accessible typeface by using it inaccurately.
Talking Points:
0:00:00 Intro
0:01:15 Why Eleni got interesting in accessibility
0:04:13 Accessibility is not only for the blind
0:07:13 How reading works
0:11:00 Accessibility is legibility, readability, likability
0:15:21 What makes an accessible typeface?
0:26:19 Sans-serif vs. serif fonts
0:33:24 Are accessible fonts always the same?
0:41:09 Should we avoid very expressive fonts?
0:45:34 Fonts for dyslexia
1:01:17 Making accessible fonts inaccessible
1:05:26 Text Contrast: light on dark, dark on light
1:12:09 Use italic text sparingly
1:15:04 Tracking fonts
1:19:30 Avoid centered text
1:24:56 Are ligatures problematic or helpful?
1:28:49 Be careful with guidelines
1:30:35 Closing