When we use all caps, we loose the shape words create and our brains cannot quickly distinguish them.
This is possible because the first and last letters of a word create a visual boundary that helps our brains recognize the word. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Notice how even though the letters between the first and last letters of the word are mixed up, you can still swiftly read the sentences without much hesitation.Īoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. A fitting example of this can be found in the following paragraph. The way we read quickly, typically at a rate of three to four words per second, is to comprehend words by their shape and not by their individual letters. The clearer and more readable the words are, the more engaged an audience can be in worship because less brain power is needed to decrypt the type. We project words on the screen to aid our audience in their worship singing experience so if they don’t know the words to a song, they can easily read them and take part in the event. Even though using all caps in advertising looks stylish, using all caps for worship lyric projection is self-defeating.
From time to time I see worship lyrics projected with all letters capitalized (all caps).
0 kommentar(er)
