@Article{DeLange:EPODD-6-3-241,
  author =		 "Rudi W. De Lange and Hendry L. Esterhuizen and Derek
					  Beatty",
  title =		  "Performance differences between {Times} and
					  {Helvetica} in a reading task",
  journal =		"Electronic Pub\-lish\-ing\emdash{}Orig\-i\-na\-tion,
					  Dissemination, and Design",
  volume =		 "6",
  number =		 "3",
  pages =		  "241--248",
  month =		  sep,
  year =			"1993",
  CODEN =		  "EPODEU",
  ISSN =			"0894-3982",
  bibdate =		"Sat Jan 06 18:28:52 1996",
  abstract =	  "Typographers and printers often regard seriffed or
					  roman typefaces as more legible and appropriate for
					  reading material than typefaces without serifs. Authors
					  contend that readers prefer roman above sans serif,
					  that it is read faster, and that the comprehension rate
					  is possibly higher when text is set in a roman
					  typeface. The absence of satisfactory empirical data to
					  prove these assumptions, and the importance of
					  legibility in academic reading material, motivated this
					  study. The aim of the study was to determine the
					  comparative legibility of sans serif and roman
					  typefaces. Four hundred and fifty primary school
					  subjects from nine different schools were used in a
					  control group pre-test, post-test research design where
					  four different experiments were completed. Romans and
					  sans serifs were found to be equally legible, as no
					  significant statistical difference was found between
					  the reading speed, scanning speed, accuracy and
					  comprehension at the 0.05 level. These results are in
					  contrast to the assumption that romans are more legible
					  than sans serifs. They can be interpreted as promising
					  for graphic designers and typographers, as it appears
					  that legibility will not necessarily be sacrificed when
					  certain reading material is set in a sans serif
					  typeface.",
  keywords =	  "Legibility, Sans serif typeface, Roman typeface,
					  Reading task, Times Roman, Helvetica",
  annote =		 "Never thought there's a difference",
}