Cover of Visible Language, volume 60, number 1, April 2026. A pattern of eye logos recedes into a red background behind the journal’s title.

Published: 2026-04-26

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Research Article

Cover of W. G. Raffé’s book, Graphic Design, published in 1927

The Terminological Development of Graphic Design: Between Office Art and Social Purpose

Dr. David Preston

1-23

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A chart displays many rows of numeric data, but it is too small to make out any details.

Automation and Artificial Intelligence in the Type Design Process: Insights from an Industry Survey

Alice Savoie, Kai Bernau, Wayne Daly, Raphaela Haefliger, Sebastian Baez Lugo

24-57

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Evaluating Interactive Highlighting Techniques in Digital Reading: An Empirical Study of Hover-Based Line, Sentence, and Paragraph Highlighting

Szabolcs Vatány, Thi Huyen Nguyen, Dr. Illés Anikó; Dr. Ann Bessemans

58-83

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The letter “A” is repeated in a grid, demonstrating considerable variation in the form of the letter across different typefaces. Many of the typefaces are display faces.

Metafont, Metamathematics, and Metaphysics: Comments on Donald Knuth’s Article “The Concept of a Meta-Font” [Reprint]

Douglas R. Hofstadter

90-119

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Editorial

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The Editors Introduce the April 2026 Issue

Jeanne-Louise Moys, Mike Zender, Matthew Peterson

iv-vi

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A Profession Provoked: How Meta-Font Struck a Nerve

Deborah Littlejohn

120-123

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A demonstration by Donald Knuth from 1982 on his Meta-Font, in which each character over many typeset lines on a page represents a subtle shift in typographic parameters. Letterform designs change from letter to letter.

Why Meta-Font Struck a Nerve

Mike Zender

84-89

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