On the poor legibility of the captions in musea

H.E. Henkes; H. Bouma; L.H. van der Tweel; G. Verriest

On the poor legibility of the captions in musea

H.E. Henkes
, H. Bouma
, L.H. van der Tweel
, G. Verriest

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Abstract

n the museum world, designers in general hardly take into account the legitimate wishes of elderly visitors, whose visual acuity is often less than optimal, with regard to the legibility of the captions by paintings or in show-cases. The conditions necessary for letter and word recognition, the influence of illumination, contrast and colour are discussed. Test-cards for use in musea, and the recruiting of a representative test-group of senior citizens, are recommended.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	277-282
Number of pages	6
Journal	Documenta Ophthalmologica
Volume	70
Issue number	2-3
Publication status	Published - 1988

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On the poor legibility of the captions in musea

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