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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIm8arSogvY A Video by the Youtube Channel "Cheddar" titled "The Font That Makes Everyone Read Faster - Cheddar Explains" ] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIm8arSogvY A Video by the Youtube Channel "Cheddar" titled "The Font That Makes Everyone Read Faster - Cheddar Explains" ] | ||
*[https://bold.textcontrol.com/article/2019/8/14/a/lexend-a-font-is-changing-the-way-the-world-reads/ An Article by "Text Control" titled "Lexend: A Font is Changing the Way the World Reads" ] | *[https://bold.textcontrol.com/article/2019/8/14/a/lexend-a-font-is-changing-the-way-the-world-reads/ An Article by "Text Control" titled "Lexend: A Font is Changing the Way the World Reads" ] | ||
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Revision as of 02:24, 11 December 2020
Basics
- A Font/Typeset Designed for Readibility rather than aesthetics and/or geometric constraints
- Measured (ie not subjective opinion) in WCPM (Words Correct Per Minute)
- The project was started by Bonnie Shaver-Troup
- Shaver-Troup theorized that the reading performance improves with 3 factors:
- Character spacing creates a greater lag time and reduces potential crowding effects.
- Expanded scaling
- Sans-serif fonts reduces noise
- Due to it having a github it is open source too?