Kazimiera
11-12-2014, 03:46 PM
A Typeface Designed to Help Dyslexics Read
To download the font, go here! http://www.dyslexiefont.com/en/dyslexia-font/
Source: http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_eye/2014/11/10/christian_boer_s_dyslexie_is_a_typeface_for_dyslex ics.html?wpsrc=fol_fb
http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/blogs/the_eye/2014/11/10/141110_EYE_DyslexieFont1.jpg.CROP.original-original.jpg
Dutch designer Christian Boer created a dyslexic-friendly font to make reading easier for dyslexics like himself.
“Traditional fonts are designed solely from an aesthetic point of view,” Boer writes on his website, “which means they often have characteristics that make characters difficult to recognize for people with dyslexia. Oftentimes, the letters of a word are confused, turned around or jumbled up because they look too similar.”
Designed to make reading clearer and more enjoyable for dyslexics, Dyslexie uses heavy base lines, alternating stick and tail lengths, larger openings, and semicursive slants to ensure that each character has a unique and more easily recognizable form.
http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/blogs/the_eye/2014/11/10/141110_EYE_DyslexieTypeface2.jpg.CROP.original-original.jpg
http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/blogs/the_eye/2014/11/10/141110_EYE_DyslexieTypeface1.jpg.CROP.original-original.jpg
Currently featured as part of the Istanbul Design Biennial, Boer’s Dyslexie typeface was originally conceived as part of his Utrecht Art Academy thesis in 2008. He has recently made it available for home users to download for free. Once installed, dyslexic readers can use the font to type, print documents, read email, or browse the Web.
http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/blogs/the_eye/2014/11/10/141110_EYE_DyslexieTypeface3.jpg.CROP.original-original.jpg
Boer says that independent studies from the University of Twente and the University of Amsterdam back up his claims that Dyslexie helps both children and adults with dyslexia to read faster and with fewer errors. He told me in an email that since making the font available for free to individual users last June, 12,000 people have downloaded it. He says that Dyslexie is also being used “within companies such as Shell, KLM, Citibank, Pixar, Nintendo, Talpa, as well as various government agencies, many universities and other educational institutions.” The Dyslexie website includes a list of books and e-books available in the font.
http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/blogs/the_eye/2014/11/10/141110_EYE_Dyslexie.jpg.CROP.original-original.jpg
http://cbsnews1.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/r/2014/11/11/b4cb0c9a-ba9e-48c3-98a0-e006c7f5a879/thumbnail/620x350/055ef530f21c9f7ee78094f40d0d5038/dyslexie-typeface-by-christian-boer-dezeen4682.jpg
To download the font, go here! http://www.dyslexiefont.com/en/dyslexia-font/
Source: http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_eye/2014/11/10/christian_boer_s_dyslexie_is_a_typeface_for_dyslex ics.html?wpsrc=fol_fb
http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/blogs/the_eye/2014/11/10/141110_EYE_DyslexieFont1.jpg.CROP.original-original.jpg
Dutch designer Christian Boer created a dyslexic-friendly font to make reading easier for dyslexics like himself.
“Traditional fonts are designed solely from an aesthetic point of view,” Boer writes on his website, “which means they often have characteristics that make characters difficult to recognize for people with dyslexia. Oftentimes, the letters of a word are confused, turned around or jumbled up because they look too similar.”
Designed to make reading clearer and more enjoyable for dyslexics, Dyslexie uses heavy base lines, alternating stick and tail lengths, larger openings, and semicursive slants to ensure that each character has a unique and more easily recognizable form.
http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/blogs/the_eye/2014/11/10/141110_EYE_DyslexieTypeface2.jpg.CROP.original-original.jpg
http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/blogs/the_eye/2014/11/10/141110_EYE_DyslexieTypeface1.jpg.CROP.original-original.jpg
Currently featured as part of the Istanbul Design Biennial, Boer’s Dyslexie typeface was originally conceived as part of his Utrecht Art Academy thesis in 2008. He has recently made it available for home users to download for free. Once installed, dyslexic readers can use the font to type, print documents, read email, or browse the Web.
http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/blogs/the_eye/2014/11/10/141110_EYE_DyslexieTypeface3.jpg.CROP.original-original.jpg
Boer says that independent studies from the University of Twente and the University of Amsterdam back up his claims that Dyslexie helps both children and adults with dyslexia to read faster and with fewer errors. He told me in an email that since making the font available for free to individual users last June, 12,000 people have downloaded it. He says that Dyslexie is also being used “within companies such as Shell, KLM, Citibank, Pixar, Nintendo, Talpa, as well as various government agencies, many universities and other educational institutions.” The Dyslexie website includes a list of books and e-books available in the font.
http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/blogs/the_eye/2014/11/10/141110_EYE_Dyslexie.jpg.CROP.original-original.jpg
http://cbsnews1.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/r/2014/11/11/b4cb0c9a-ba9e-48c3-98a0-e006c7f5a879/thumbnail/620x350/055ef530f21c9f7ee78094f40d0d5038/dyslexie-typeface-by-christian-boer-dezeen4682.jpg