3 Points and a Question

1. Many people believe that reading on-screen text is more difficult than reading paper text, but studies done by HCI prove that this is only a myth. According to Lupton, on-screen crisp black text on a white background is just as easy to read as its paper counterpart.

2. Even though redundancy is usually frowned upon in writing, it is acceptable (and even advisable) in typography. Lupton suggests using no more than three cues for each level/break in a hierarchy in order to create an elegant appearance.

3. Because of HTML format, "most Web sites are controlled by hierarchies in an even more systematic way than print documents." Typography helps make these hierarchies clear and orders all of the features.

Question: While Lupton suggests that reading on-screen black text on a white screen is just as easy as reading the paper alternative, I don't really buy it. What do you think?