Summary of The Cognitive Type Project — Mapping Typography to Cognition, by Nik Bear Brown
The Cognitive Type Project – Mapping Typography to Cognition
by Nik Bear Brown
First submitted to arxiv on: 6 Mar 2024
Categories
- Main: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
- Secondary: None
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The Cognitive Type Project aims to develop computational tools for designing typefaces with varying cognitive properties, enabling typographers to create fonts that enhance online ad click-through rates, improve reading levels in children’s books, or provide insights into customer reactions. The project addresses the challenge of creating thousands of typefaces with minor variations, a task typically requiring expertise and labor. Cognitive science research highlights the importance of letter design, layout, and overall typography in determining ease of reading, perceived beauty, and memorability. This affects not only legibility but also likability. By leveraging machine learning models and cognitive science principles, this project seeks to empower typographers with a computational approach to designing typefaces that cater to diverse cognitive needs. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The Cognitive Type Project wants to make it easier for people to design fonts that work better for everyone. They’re working on special computers that can help typographers create thousands of different font styles, which is usually a lot of hard work and requires expertise. The scientists know that the way letters look and how they’re arranged on a page affects how easy it is to read and understand what’s being said. This matters because good typography not only makes information easier to read but also makes it more likable and memorable. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Machine learning
