Lexend (Font)

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?
  • "Stock/Vanilla" Libre Office doesn't seem to have it, Google Docs does
  • Almost must be an add-on for libre office though ( look for this later )

Internal Links

• Principles of Graphic Design
• Readability

External Links

• The Project's Main Website
• The Project's Github
• A Video by the Youtube Channel "Cheddar" titled "The Font That Makes Everyone Read Faster - Cheddar Explains"
• An Article by "Text Control" titled "Lexend: A Font is Changing the Way the World Reads"