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Andrea Piovesan, Lecturer in Psychology, Edge Hill University

It’s not you – some typefaces feel different

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Have you ever thought a font looked “friendly” or “elegant”? Or felt that Comic Sans was somehow unserious? You’re not imagining it.

Typefaces carry personalities, and we react to them more than we realise. My work explores how the shapes of letters can subtly influence our feelings.

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