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Christian Boer, an Amsterdam-based graphic designer who struggles with dyslexia, wanted to create a typeface that was all about ease of use. So the first thing he did, he says, was "throw every rule of making a typeface overboard and look at what could happen to make it easier to read". The result is Dyslexie. Each letter is designed so that it can't be confused with others, even when rotated or mirrored. "That's something that people with dyslexia do without noticing," explains Boer, 32. Extra weight on the underside of characters, slanted strokes and widened openings make them easily distinguishable. Dyslexie can now be downloaded so anyone can use it to type or read with.
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