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Hi, I'm an 8th grade student and my science fair question is: Does the color text of words affect how fast you read it? I would like someone to e-mail me back and let me know if I can interview them on my subject. Please answer back as soon as possible. I am in a huge rush!!!!!ASAP!!!
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hzatz
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In fact, the color of text makes a big difference in how fast it can be read. Even more important is the combination of a particular foreground color and background color. Consider how difficult it is to read this or this or this, for example.
A google search for "color text read" yields a number of opinions on the subject, including a study that one group of people did http://hubel.sfasu.edu/research/survreslts.html. There's also a lot of design literature on the subect. Consider http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/usability/colorcss.html, for example.
Personally, I'm not enough of an expert to be interviewed, but you can find some useful information in the url's. Maybe one of the researchers or designers there could help you.
A google search for "color text read" yields a number of opinions on the subject, including a study that one group of people did http://hubel.sfasu.edu/research/survreslts.html. There's also a lot of design literature on the subect. Consider http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/usability/colorcss.html, for example.
Personally, I'm not enough of an expert to be interviewed, but you can find some useful information in the url's. Maybe one of the researchers or designers there could help you.