Designers, Researchers, and Technologists Gather to Continue Conversations about Typography and Human Interaction with Text ATypI Stanford 2026 marks a meaningful return to Stanford University, where ATypI’s influential 1983 working seminar on computers in type design helped shape early thinking about digital typography. Four decades later, many of the world’s leading experts in typography,…
Secretary Rubio directed the State Department to use Times New Roman, reversing the Biden-era decision to switch to Calibri Secretary Rubio directed the State Department to use Times New Roman, reversing the 2023 decision to switch to Calibri. Favoring cohesion, professionalism, and formality, the Department framed the change as a return to long-standing standards…
The New Readability Research Foundation a project of Readability Matters Imagine a world where every digital screen automatically adjusts to the reader, where evidence-based typography boosts readers from the classroom to the operating room. For the last five years, a global network of scientists, designers, and engineers has been working to make that world…
Transforming Reading with Cross-Disciplinary Research and Technology Working to change the way the world reads is a long and cross-disciplinary journey. Readability Matters is excited to announce the creation of the Better Readability Timeline, now available on ReadabilityMatters.org. This interactive timeline traces the history and evolution of the better readability movement—from early research to…
Advancing Readability Research Highlights from the 2025 Vision Sciences Society Conference Building on prior years of collaboration and momentum, the 2025 Vision Sciences Society (VSS) conference highlighted text readability as a critical area of investigation within vision science. In addition to a dedicated Readability Workshop, organized by The Readability Consortium (TRC), community researchers presented…
Readability Highlights Vision Sciences Society (VSS) 2025 Guest Author: Nilsu Atilgan, PhD, Lead Scientist, The Readability Consortium At the annual conference of the Vision Sciences Society in May, 1700 vision scientists gathered to discover exciting new science and make valuable connections. Digital readability drew significant attention at the 2025 VSS conference, reflecting a…
Leading experts join TRC to advance reading effectiveness and outcomes The Readability Consortium (TRC) continues to grow with the recent addition of six new Research Associates, bringing the total to 18 distinguished experts. Representing diverse fields—including education, cognitive science, human-computer interaction, linguistics, technology, and typography—these associates bring a rich array of perspectives to advance…
VSS 2025 May 16-20 | St. Pete Beach, Florida The Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society encompasses the broad field of vision science, drawing on a range of disciplines, including visual psychophysics, visual neuroscience, computational vision, and visual cognition. The central goal is to understand how vision works and is used. This year,…
ReadabilityRx | Voice-AI Experience Available Thru June 2025 Designed For Students in Grades 2-5 Every child deserves a reading experience that feels smooth, engaging, and frustration-free. Did you know that simple changes to text format can make a big difference in how well a child reads? Small adjustments in text style can improve reading…
Better Readability, the Quick Summary! In a fun new video, Dr. Ben D. Sawyer sums up his readability research in 60 seconds. The video is part of a series produced by the University of Central Florida aiming to condense complex research into bite-sized summaries, allowing listeners to see how and why their faculty plans…