Design improvements for frequently misrecognized letters

Beier, Sofie; Larson, Kevin

doi:10.1075/idj.18.2.03bei

Article published In: Information Design Journal
Vol. 18:2 (2010) ► pp.–

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Design improvements for frequently misrecognized letters

Sofie Beier

Kevin Larson

Published online: 28 October 2010

https://doi.org/10.1075/idj.18.2.03bei

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