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Predicting the appropriateness of a typeface on the basis of its multimodal features.

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Predicting the appropriateness of a typeface on the basis of its multimodal features. / Walker, Peter; Smith, S.; Livingston, A.
In: Information Design Journal and Document Design, Vol. 5, No. 1, 1986, p. 29-42.

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Walker, P, Smith, S & Livingston, A 1986, 'Predicting the appropriateness of a typeface on the basis of its multimodal features.', Information Design Journal and Document Design, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 29-42. https://doi.org/10.1075/idj.5.1.02wal

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Walker, P., Smith, S., & Livingston, A. (1986). Predicting the appropriateness of a typeface on the basis of its multimodal features. Information Design Journal and Document Design, 5(1), 29-42. https://doi.org/10.1075/idj.5.1.02wal

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Walker P, Smith S, Livingston A. Predicting the appropriateness of a typeface on the basis of its multimodal features. Information Design Journal and Document Design. 1986;5(1):29-42. doi: 10.1075/idj.5.1.02wal

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Walker, Peter ; Smith, S. ; Livingston, A. / Predicting the appropriateness of a typeface on the basis of its multimodal features. In: Information Design Journal and Document Design. 1986 ; Vol. 5, No. 1. pp. 29-42.

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