Zhang, Y orcid.org/0000-0002-8990-2080 and Moys, J-L orcid.org/0000-0002-5869-1348 (2022) Effects of changes in spacing on dual-script sign legibility The role of vertical connecting spacing in bilingual (Chinese-English) traffic signs. Information Design Journal, 27 (2). pp. 213-231. ISSN 0142-5471
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.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © John Benjamins Publishing Company. This is an author produced version of an article published in Information Design Journal . Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Dual-script typography ; bilingual signage ; typographic spacing ; sign legibility ; Chinese-English traffic signs |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Design (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 29 Jul 2022 12:37 |
Last Modified: | 27 Jun 2023 15:57 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | John Benjamins Publishing |
Identification Number: | 10.1075/idj.21008.zha |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:189504 |