# Héctor Mangas

> Type designer and researcher working on typography, cognitive psychology, and accessibility. This file indexes the research, talks, articles, and creative work published at hectormangas.com.

## Research & Publications

Typography, cognitive psychology, and accessibility research, talks, articles, and scientific papers by Héctor Mangas.

- [Accessibility Tools](https://www.typotheque.com/blog/introducing-a-new-accessibility-platform-for-designers): Building a hub of resources with tools and documentation · May 2026 · Typotheque · Article
- [What font users actually want](https://static.fontstand.com/assets/Uploads/Press/Fonstand-Survey-Results-2025.pdf): Fonstand User Survey 2025 · April 2026 · Fontstand News · Article
- [PseudoText Generator](/work/pseudotext): Stimuli that's comparable across writing systems · March 2026 · Article
- [Inter-cultural measurements of font weight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRDjIG8382k): What's bold for me is bold for you? · October 2025 · Typography Theory Practice · Talk
- [El letrero de Año Nuevo en la Puerta del Sol](https://graffica.info/el-letrero-de-ano-nuevo-en-la-puerta-del-sol-tipografia-los-80-y-mercadona/): An article about Spanish New Years, typography and invasive marketing · January 2026 · Gràffica · Article
- [The Effects of Thai Loops](https://www.typotheque.com/research/effects-of-loops-in-thai): Studying the implications of this feature of the Thai script · February 2025 · Typotheque · Article
- [Almen Sans](https://youtu.be/yJTPphAtgBE?si=NgkNEL80eo86niUd&t=2051): Contemporary connotations of typographic features · April 2025 · ATypI Copenhagen · Talk
- [Designing fonts with low-vision readers in mind](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/394553755_Enhancing_distance_reading_for_low_vision_A_reading_acuity_experiment_on_letter_width): A scientific experiment for Typotheque's latest font · June 2024 · Information Design Journal · Scientific Paper
- [Enhancing Distance Reading for Low Vision](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzKOjYIqv_I): A talk on Typotheque's research process · October 2024 · Typography Theory Practice · Talk
- [Optimising Braille Character Spacing for Enhanced Tactile Reading](https://www.typotheque.com/research/braille-character-spacing): June 2024 · Typotheque · Article
- [Typotheque's Handwriting Database](https://www.typotheque.com/research/handwriting-database): 566 samples of contemporary Latin writing · November 2023 · Typotheque · Article
- [Familiarity effect in the perception of handwriting](https://www.jowr.org/jowr/article/view/1100): Evaluating in-group/out-group effect among readers of the Latin script  · September 2024 · Journal of Writing Research · Scientific Paper
- [Localized Typefaces for North American Indigenous Languages](/video/north-american-research): May 2023 · TypeLab at Typographics · Talk
- [Regional forms of Devanagari](https://www.typotheque.com/research/regional-forms-of-devanagari-survey-report): Understanding user preference · March 2022 · Typotheque · Article
- [Designing fonts for 2 billion people](/video/designing-type-2-billion-people): Research and development of a collection of fonts for South Asia · May 2023 · ATypI Paris · Talk
- [Improving paragraph reading](https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=es&user=0hJqEvcAAAAJ&citation_for_view=0hJqEvcAAAAJ:d1gkVwhDpl0C): The effect of beginning-of-line additions in readability, an eye tracking experiment · June 2022 · University of Utrecht · Scientific Paper
- [Perceived Personality](mailto:hello@hectormangas.com): Can font features predict conveyed character? · June 2020 · University of Manchester · Article

## Creative Work

Lettering, graphic design, and motion work by Héctor Mangas.

- [Hable con ellas](https://hectormangas.com/creative/): January 2026 · Vogue España · Lettering
- [Test del perfume](https://hectormangas.com/creative/): February 2026 · Glamour España · Lettering
- [Orquídea](/creative/orquidea): Visual identity for Eric Böelle's debut album · August 2025 · Graphic
- [A Star is Born](https://hectormangas.com/creative/): May 2025 · GQ Portugal · Lettering
- [00110010](https://00110010.org): A time capsule for young artists · December 2024 · Graphic
- [Baldosa EP](/creative/baldosa-ep/): Developing visuals for the first release of pop-rock band Baldosa · September 2022 · Graphic, Motion
- [Logo for Journal Moon](https://hectormangas.com/creative/): November 2021 · Lettering
- [MASON](/creative/mason/): Visual identity and experimental visuals for Tenerife events · December 2025 · Graphic, Motion
- [Comics for UCU](/creative/comics-ucu/): A collection of guerrilla comics for 2019 UK's nation-wide strikes · November 2019 · Graphic
- [Adarrak](https://hectormangas.com/creative/): February 2023 · Lettering

## About

- [Home](https://hectormangas.com/): About Héctor Mangas
- [Contact](https://hectormangas.com/contact/): Get in touch

Last updated: 2026-08-08