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*[https://www.lexend.com/ The Project's Main Website]
*[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" ]

Revision as of 02:18, 11 December 2020

Basics

  • A Font/Typeset Designed for Readibility rather than aesthetics and/or geometric constraints
  • 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

Internal Links

External Links