Quite often we hear people complaining about reading, such as "they can't read properly or they are tired of reading," etc., as the phenomenon appears to have been occurring quite often. It is possible that the problem may be with the reading material itself, in the form of composition, kind of printing, the fonts used, etc. Hence, it becomes necessary for us to analyze the problems and suggest an appropriate remedy. In this project, studies are done in Telugu. A systematic ergonomic study with respect to the identified problems is intended. Basically, the process of reading depends on the following factors:

VISIBILITY

The quality of a character or symbol that makes it separately visible from its surroundings

LEGIBILITY

The attribute of alphanumeric characters that makes it possible for each one to be identifiable from others (this depends on such features as stroke width, forms of the characters, contrast, and illumination).

READABILITY

This quality makes possible the recognition of the information content of material when represented by alphanumerical characters in meaningful groupings, such as words, sentences, or continuous text. depends more on the spacing of the characters and groups of characters on their combination into sentences or other forms than on the specific features of the individual characters.

Such studies regarding the English language are available. These studies have been implemented quite often in enhancing the quality of the reading environment. This has given rise to more than 1,000 types of faces according to their specific functions. This is primarily a psychological study in designing a better reading environment.