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Re: Question About Script Fonts and Accessibility

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From: Angela French
Date: Feb 17, 2012 9:39AM

I don't know about font choice and accessibility, but I know I've read research on script font and usability in the past. Could not find it quickly this morning, but encourage you to research this. My recollection is that reading time/comprehension falls with the user of script fonts in body text. This alone would make me stay away from it. As an aside, my short Google search for you did yield this interesting article about perceived "personality" of various script fonts.

http://www.surl.org/usabilitynews/81/PersonalityofFonts.asp

Angela French


>Are there any specific accessibility guidelines surrounding script fonts?
> We're considering using this web font (http://imgur.com/a/TS8Xj#0) for
>supplementary call-out information, like "Sign up!" or "See more!" where
>the same information is also clearly identified via traditional CTAs like
>button, arrows, etc. Thoughts? We're planning to take this into usability
>testing, too, and get feedback from senior users.
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>Thanks very much,
>Elle
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