Comments on: Bold and Italicize Your Way to a Better Memory http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/12/bold-italicize-memory/ The official Derren Brown Blog Mon, 07 May 2012 09:24:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Coldsense http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/12/bold-italicize-memory/#comment-74504 Coldsense Mon, 13 Dec 2010 04:31:35 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=15144#comment-74504 the second line I find the easiest to read if that's any help :) oh guys don't read billboards while driving new studies show there the cause of some accidents, it might be a billboard you never forget :) the second line I find the easiest to read if that’s any help :) oh guys don’t read billboards while driving new studies show there the cause of some accidents, it might be a billboard you never forget :)

]]> By: An Elephant's Child. http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/12/bold-italicize-memory/#comment-74494 An Elephant's Child. Sun, 12 Dec 2010 19:23:11 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=15144#comment-74494 What is "obnoxious" about Comic Sans SM? Someone once told me that it was the best font for people who are dyslexic & I have to say that I've never found an easier font to read. By the way, of those four fonts shown, the third is completely illegible, the first not much better, the last jumps about too much & my choice would be the second one. I hate the Ariel font as I have to read it with my finger on the screen to stop it moving about. That's embarrassing enough on the page, but I look toally retarded doing it on a computer! I suppose that makes it the one I'm more likely to remember :( What is “obnoxious” about Comic Sans SM?
Someone once told me that it was the best font for people who are dyslexic & I have to say that I’ve never found an easier font to read.
By the way, of those four fonts shown, the third is completely illegible, the first not much better, the last jumps about too much & my choice would be the second one.
I hate the Ariel font as I have to read it with my finger on the screen to stop it moving about. That’s embarrassing enough on the page, but I look toally retarded doing it on a computer!
I suppose that makes it the one I’m more likely to remember :(

]]> By: Jonathan http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/12/bold-italicize-memory/#comment-74490 Jonathan Sun, 12 Dec 2010 17:29:42 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=15144#comment-74490 Does this mean that my almost illegible handwriting is actually what been making my notes so useful in getting good grades? Does this mean that my almost illegible handwriting is actually what been making my notes so useful in getting good grades?

]]> By: Nic Castle http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/12/bold-italicize-memory/#comment-74478 Nic Castle Sat, 11 Dec 2010 21:31:33 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=15144#comment-74478 What amazes me most of all is if anyone posts something of interest on a blog or forum, there tends to be a lot of people who. say its not new, they new about it a long time ago, It is wrong or they know better. It doesn't matter if it is someones off the cuff remark, result of a survey or a bit of fun. I guess it is human nature for some people to try and make out they are better than others and have a greater intelligence or knowledge. Amazing. Nic Ps I guess some people had worked that out a long time ago What amazes me most of all is if anyone posts something of interest on a blog or forum, there tends to be a lot of people who.

say its not new, they new about it a long time ago,

It is wrong

or they know better.

It doesn’t matter if it is someones off the cuff remark, result of a survey or a bit of fun.

I guess it is human nature for some people to try and make out they are better than others and have a greater intelligence or knowledge.

Amazing.

Nic

Ps I guess some people had worked that out a long time ago

]]> By: roz http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/12/bold-italicize-memory/#comment-74470 roz Sat, 11 Dec 2010 15:28:55 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=15144#comment-74470 i like the caps, myself. :D but isnt this just perfeck fer the internet! i like the caps, myself. :D but isnt this just perfeck fer the internet!

]]> By: Peter @godchecker http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/12/bold-italicize-memory/#comment-74467 Peter @godchecker Sat, 11 Dec 2010 14:27:08 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=15144#comment-74467 Interesting. But perhaps this just means that horrible old Arial is 14 percent more off-putting than any other font. Need more tests done with a range of fonts such as Frutiger, DIN, Thesis and Olde Bastard Uglyface Grotesk. Interesting. But perhaps this just means that horrible old Arial is 14 percent more off-putting than any other font. Need more tests done with a range of fonts such as Frutiger, DIN, Thesis and Olde Bastard Uglyface Grotesk.

]]> By: Patrick http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/12/bold-italicize-memory/#comment-74462 Patrick Sat, 11 Dec 2010 13:05:40 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=15144#comment-74462 The more difficult something is for the brain to process, the more likely that pattern of activity is to be recalled? The more difficult something is for the brain to process, the more likely that pattern of activity is to be recalled?

]]> By: Robin Brandt http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/12/bold-italicize-memory/#comment-74459 Robin Brandt Sat, 11 Dec 2010 11:34:26 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=15144#comment-74459 It is an old effect which has to do with the time it takes to read something, it also probably realtes to the novelty of the font I think it is quite well known in advertising. Using it in education could work, to remember some speical factsm words or phrases, but just changing the font in a textbook would not work. It would be too bothering, and you would not learn more. Also I am not persuaded that education is so much about learning facts as is often assumed. It is an old effect which has to do with the time it takes to read something, it also probably realtes to the novelty of the font I think it is quite well known in advertising. Using it in education could work, to remember some speical factsm words or phrases, but just changing the font in a textbook would not work. It would be too bothering, and you would not learn more. Also I am not persuaded that education is so much about learning facts as is often assumed.

]]> By: Stephen http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/12/bold-italicize-memory/#comment-74455 Stephen Sat, 11 Dec 2010 09:40:12 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=15144#comment-74455 I think it's just a matter of paying attention to that which you're not used to. I would predict, for example, that people would better remember the billboards along a journey they weren't familiar with, than say, billboards displayed along their daily commute. It is instinctively important for us to pay attention to change. So we feel comfortable with the final font because we do not think it as important. I think it’s just a matter of paying attention to that which you’re not used to. I would predict, for example, that people would better remember the billboards along a journey they weren’t familiar with, than say, billboards displayed along their daily commute.
It is instinctively important for us to pay attention to change. So we feel comfortable with the final font because we do not think it as important.

]]> By: Scott http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/12/bold-italicize-memory/#comment-74454 Scott Sat, 11 Dec 2010 09:20:11 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=15144#comment-74454 This is not new knowledge. When I was a content writer, we had to bold words on the website to help keep people interested and memorise things. Also helped with google seo :) I think its more like just high-lighting rather than the font that makes the difference. This is not new knowledge. When I was a content writer, we had to bold words on the website to help keep people interested and memorise things. Also helped with google seo :)
I think its more like just high-lighting rather than the font that makes the difference.

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