Legilibity : it's not all black and white

Event

Nilsson, Thomy
University of Prince Edward Island

1993-01-15

00:52:50

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00:00 Introduction to the topic; discussion of cigarette packaging | 03:30 Discussion of studies on perception | 06:30 Discussion of eyesight, relation to distance perception | 08:00 Discussion of the mechanisms of Nilsson’s study | 11:30 Discussion of further studies ordered by Health and Wellness Canada | 15:00 Discussion of the results from the followup study | 17:30 Discussion of legibility from indirect angles | 18:30 Discussion of matte finishes impact on legibility | 22:30 Discussion of packaging on antihistamines | 24:00 Discussion of the Canadian Space Agency | 26:30 Discussion of the impact of colour on legibility | 29:00 Discussion of symbols used in Nilsson’s study | 31:00 Discussion of packaging for PEI potatoes | 32:00 Discussion of colour temperatures | 33:30 Discussion of binocular microscopes | 35:00 Question period; question regarding standard deviations | 36:00 Question regarding a study on the legibility of road signs | 37:30 Question regarding secondary reflections | 38:30 Question regarding perception of distance | 40:30 Question regarding recommendations from the study | 42:00 Question regarding lighting conditions and their impact on colour-related legibility | 43:30 Question regarding standardisation of colour combinations | 45:30 Question regarding the logistics of the study | 48:00 Question regarding the limits of perception | 48:30 Question regarding the legibility of symbols | 51:00 Comment on being approached for a study as opposed to having to solicit funding | 52:30 End of seminar