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In order to see how the various typeface aspects work together for typeface selection, look at the [[Times New Roman]] typeface. Mackiewicz notes that its letterforms “display complexity and perfection.”<ref name=mackiewicz308>Mackiewicz (2005), 308.</ref> She also lists features of the Times New Roman typeface that make it professional in personality: “moderate weight, moderate thick-to-thin transition, balanced straight-edged and rounded terminals, moderate x-height to cap-height ratio, uppercase ''J'' that sits on the baseline, horizontal crossbar on the ''e'' letterform, double-story ''a'' letterform, and double-story ''g'' letterform.”<ref name=mackiewicz308/> Reid Goldsborough, a syndicated newspaper columnist, provides the history of the Times New Roman typeface. Times New Roman “was commissioned by the British newspaper The Times in 1931,” and in 2004, the U.S. State Department “mandated that all U.S. diplomatic documents use Times New Roman instead of the previous Courier New.”<ref>Goldsborough, 15.</ref> In Jo Mackiewicz’s study of typefaces, “one participant said that Times New Roman could be used in ‘any lengthy passages that need good readability.”<ref>Mackiewicz (2005), 300.</ref> Finally, in a study that evaluated Times New Roman against the newer ClearType typefaces, it was found that no participants confused Times New Roman letterforms with Times New Roman numbers, symbols, or other letterforms.<ref>Chaparro et al., 44.</ref> Based on these observations, a technical communicator could determine that Times New Roman would be an effective typeface for a form or document if the purpose was professional, the document was being read in any format, and reader readability was required.
==Evaluation==
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