Quotes About Legibility

The cultivation of a single staple grain was, in itself, an important step in legibility and hence, appropriation. Monoculture fosters uniformity at many different levels. . .A society shaped powerfully by monoculture was easier to monitor, assess, and tax than one shaped by agricultural diversity.

Don't mistake legibility for communication

Never mistake legibility for communication.

Digital ink technology holds substantial promise in terms of legibility, portability, and power consumption, but I am less confident about the communication aspect.

Legibility, in practice, amounts simply to what one is accustomed to.

You may not be able to read a doctor's handwriting and prescription, but you'll notice his bills are neatly typewritten.

Just because something's legible doesn't means it communicates. More importantly, it doesn't mean it communicates the right thing. So, what is the message sent before somebody actually gets into the material? And I think that's sometimes an overlooked area.

You may not be able to read a doctor's handwriting and prescription, but you'll notice his bills are neatly typewritten.

Y si escribir es, en el libro, hacerse legible para todos, e indescifrable para sí mismo?

increased legibility of his handwriting only serves to reveal the inadequacy of his ability to spell

I write the paragraph, then I'm crossing out, changing words, trying to improve it. When it seems more or less OK, then I type it up because sometimes it's almost illegible, and if I wait, I might not be able to read it the next day.

Go for it, You never really know what you believe until your curatorial growing pains are hung out there for the whole world to examine, so why not strive for legibility first? - Dan Cameron

Entire sections of them simply cannot be translated - the characters are legible and well-known, but when put together they do not say anything that leaves an imprint on the modern mind. Like instructions for programming a VCR.

Entire sections of them simply cannot be translated—the characters are legible and well-known, but when put together they do not say anything that leaves an imprint on the modern mind." "Like instructions for programming a VCR.

I myself never make any notes. Usually, if I write something down, I can't read it afterwards.

Dont confuse legibility with communication. Just because something is legible doesnt mean it communicates and, more importantly, doesnt mean it communicates the right thing.

Don't confuse legibility with communication.

Never mistake legibility for communication.

Legibility, in practice, amounts simply to what one is accustomed to.

Escribir será, en el libro, volverse legible para todos y, para sí mismo, indescifrable?