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Geske, Joel – 1996
A study examined type legibility on computer screens to determine type styles and type sizes that are most legible. Subjects, 107 college students, tested legibility of Helvetica type in 3 different sizes and 3 different faces. Results indicated no significant differences for legibility of Helvetica 12, 10, and 9 point type in the normal typeface…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Mediated Communication, Higher Education, Readability
Josephson, Sheree – 1996
The importance of visuals to communication is nothing new. Visuals attract more attention, convey more information more quickly, and are more memorable and possibly even more believable than text. What is new in communication is the extensive use of visuals in on-line publications. While visuals take a long time to materialize on the computer…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Publishing, Higher Education, Illustrations
MacFarland, Thomas W.; Yates, Jan M. – 1996
Gaining access to current and high-quality curriculum resource materials has become more difficult due to escalation in the prices of textbooks and in rigid interpretations of copyright laws which limit photocopying. Internet Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and files may offer a partial solution. Originally developed for the benefit of Usenet…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Content Analysis, Copyrights, Cost Effectiveness