THE ART OF THE GLANCE: Monotype and MIT's Clear-IP research lab shows typography's true power--and how designers can more effectively wield it for the greater good.

TYPOGRAPHIC design; AUTOMOBILE technological innovations; MONOTYPE Corp.; MASSACHUSETTS Institute of Technology; TRAFFIC signs & signals -- Design & construction; STREET signs

The article discusses research done at the Clear-IP research laboratory, a collaboration between Monotype and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) into typography and brief-glance technologies. Such research helps to determine the font, size, and color of types used in automobile interfaces and road signs that are best interpreted by drivers glancing at screens or signs.