OUGD404 - Design Principles - Readability and legibility of fonts

I am exploring the readability/ legibility of my 5 chosen fonts :

I explore the font families for each, to see if any different font in the family is more readable through a sentence. 


Playbill

Playbill has only one font in the family. I experiment with different sizes on Microsoft Word and determine that pt 122 is the easiest to read size because of its display font nature.

Goudy Old Style

It could be said that Goudy Old Style and Goudy Old Style Italic are the most readable fonts in this family. This is because they are not too heavily weighted and the counters and kerning helps to quickly and easily determine the differences between words and spaces. 
Personally, I think that Goudy Old Style Italic is easier to read (at this size) because of its gentle lean in the direction that you read. 

I experimented with different sizes on Microsoft Word and determine that pt 24 is the easiest to read size because of its delicacy.

Giddup Std

Again, there is only one font in this family (apart from a pictorial font, no letterforms) and so after trying it out in Microsoft Word, determined that pt size 53 was the most appropriate size concerning readability because its quirky shapes and disjointed counters could be properly acknowledged at this size. (above)

Braggadocio

In terms of readability, both fonts in this family are about the same. Because of is purely shape-based letterforms, this display typeface I found works best at pt 52.

Kino MT

Again, in terms of readability, both fonts in this family are about the same since there is little to no differences between them. Because of it's 'cropped' counters, I found this difficult to read in smaller sizes and so decided that pt 72 worked most effectively.

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4 different fonts of different categories: