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Thank you for the correction. I thought I had read it was part of the initial design consideration at one point, but reading about it further again, I think th

Thank you for the correction. I thought I had read it was part of the initial design consideration at one point, but reading about it further again, I think the discovery that it helped dyslexic readers happened after the typeface was made public. It is still an interesting aspect of the typeface that doesn't get much attention though, although there are other typefaces that also try to help with dyslexia. If you are interested in design, I still recommend watching the talk when you have the time. It has been a while since I watched it, but the designer is well spoken.

Phrodo_00 3y ago
There's a font called OpenDyslexic[1] that was actually designed to do that [1] https://opendyslexic.org/ https://opendyslexic.org/
- michelb 3y ago
  Some info about these fonts here https://www.edutopia.org/article/do-dyslexia-fonts-actually-work/ https://www.edutopia.org/article/do-dyslexia-fonts-actually-... Fwiw my dyslexic friends feel no benefit from these fonts. Would love to hear other experiences.
  - markandrewj 3y ago
    It is a good question, I have read mixed reports about the effectiveness as well. Besides specific typefaces, there are also techniques like bionic reading. https://www.indwes.edu/adult-graduate/ng-blog/stories/what-is-bionic-reading https://www.indwes.edu/adult-graduate/ng-blog/stories/what-i... https://bionic-reading.com/ https://bionic-reading.com/ Sorry again, I thought I remembered the designer talking about this in the video I referenced. I should have watched it again before referencing it.
  - TheFlyingFish 3y ago
    Interesting, my dyslexic sister absolutely swears by Dyslexie (a similar font) and has set her Kindle to use it all the time. I wonder if there are different sub-variants of dyslexia that work on different principles?
- mikae1 3y ago
  Also, there's this open source font: https://www.lexend.com/ https://www.lexend.com/
travisjungroth 3y ago
> It is still an interesting aspect of the typeface that doesn't get much attention though, It gets mentioned in every single comment section I see on Comic Sans.

Phrodo_00 3y ago

There's a font called OpenDyslexic[1] that was actually designed to do that [1] https://opendyslexic.org/ https://opendyslexic.org/

michelb 3y ago
Some info about these fonts here https://www.edutopia.org/article/do-dyslexia-fonts-actually-work/ https://www.edutopia.org/article/do-dyslexia-fonts-actually-... Fwiw my dyslexic friends feel no benefit from these fonts. Would love to hear other experiences.
- markandrewj 3y ago
  It is a good question, I have read mixed reports about the effectiveness as well. Besides specific typefaces, there are also techniques like bionic reading. https://www.indwes.edu/adult-graduate/ng-blog/stories/what-is-bionic-reading https://www.indwes.edu/adult-graduate/ng-blog/stories/what-i... https://bionic-reading.com/ https://bionic-reading.com/ Sorry again, I thought I remembered the designer talking about this in the video I referenced. I should have watched it again before referencing it.
- TheFlyingFish 3y ago
  Interesting, my dyslexic sister absolutely swears by Dyslexie (a similar font) and has set her Kindle to use it all the time. I wonder if there are different sub-variants of dyslexia that work on different principles?
mikae1 3y ago
Also, there's this open source font: https://www.lexend.com/ https://www.lexend.com/

travisjungroth 3y ago

> It is still an interesting aspect of the typeface that doesn't get much attention though, It gets mentioned in every single comment section I see on Comic Sans.