In other words, these forms can be labeled, stored and reused. Second, the research takes into consideration the two way interaction between a writer and a reader. We want to support a writer's expressive temporal message as well as a reader's control over the pacing through the message. To facilitate our investigation on temporal typography, a software tool, exPress, has been implemented along with a scripting language based on the scheme. The tool allows us to easily manipulate typographic attributes such as size, weight, position, transparency, and color.
Users can interactively control the speed as well as their pace through the presentations.
The design examples shown in the video were constructed using this tool. The video shows preliminary design examples that explore dynamic presentation of text, including expressive email, visualization of dialogue, and typographic tone of voice. These examples are part of our ongoing research effort that investigates the potential for expressive writing as well as for developing new methods of reading. We are exploring a range of ways dynamic text can convey typographic expression by making concrete design examples. The discussion here is limited to three such examples.