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9th March 2006

Ladder of Fire (An interview with Peter Merholz)

This quote by Peter is excerpted from an interview conducted by NextD Journal: “Ever since I’ve worked closely with designers, I’ve witnessed their self-proclaimed victimization. In my experience, designers are victims not of the actions of others, but of themselves. They have let others come and define their roles for them, dutifully accepting requirements, iterating on whims, and then bitching about it over beers after work.”

Note from Keaggy: Read this. This is a great set of answers from Peter in response to an increasingly dense set of questions. (The last ‘question’ is over 3300 words long!)

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9th March 2006

Perception of Fonts: Perceived Personality Traits and Uses

“This study sought to determine if certain personalities and uses are associated with various fonts. Using an online survey, participants rated the personality of 20 fonts using 15 adjective pairs. In addition, participants viewed the same 20 fonts and selected which uses were most appropriate. Results suggested that personality traits are indeed attributed to fonts based on their design family (Serif, Sans-Serif, Modern, Monospace, Script/Funny) and are associated with appropriate uses. Implications of these results to the design of online materials and websites are discussed.” (Thanks Design Observer!)

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