• stufkes@lemmy.world
        41·
        9 months ago

        No I’ve seen this font before and always struggle reading it because it is so uneven. But the OP explained that this is on purpose for dyslexic people so that’s why

        • caseyweederman@lemmy.ca
          41·
          9 months ago

          Oh
          Well
          I’m sure there’s a perfectly natural reason why it looks normal to me (plus I don’t have time to go chasing another diagnosis right now)

          Okay um
          When there’s like, a bunch of the same letter in a row, it’s normal to lose count of those, right? Like iiiiiiii? I haven’t just been dealing with minor dyslexia my whole life without knowing, right?

          • Stamets@lemmy.worldOP
            51·
            9 months ago

            No what you’re describing is incredibly normal. The font really isn’t hard to read. This is the first time I’ve ever heard this complaint which is saying something considering I’ve been posting these comics since like August.

    • Stamets@lemmy.worldOP
      3·
      9 months ago

      Not personally but the font is called OpenDyslexia. It’s designed specifically to help dyslexic folks and apparently works surprisingly well

        • Stamets@lemmy.worldOP
          1·
          9 months ago

          No, that doesn’t explain it. The font isn’t only readable to dyslexic people lmao

          • Daeraxa@lemmy.ml
            3·
            9 months ago

            No but I do understand where they are coming from. Can I read it? Yes. Is it hard to read? No. However for me it is oddly… uncomfortable… to read. Thats the best way I can describe it. I normally scan read the text and the way I understand it is that when people read like this they are looking for the overall shapes of words, not the individual letters, which is why it is possible to misspell the middle letters of words without causing too much issue with comprehension. However for me the way the letters are ‘weighted’ in the font is like a visual speedbump, they draw attention to themselves in a way which, for me, is unwanted and causes me to slow and change how I read each word.

            I’ve noticed it before but I can’t say I particularly care, it isn’t like I’m reading prose. If this helps others then I think it is great that it is being used.

            • stufkes@lemmy.world
              2·
              9 months ago

              Thanks for putting it into words for me, that is a great summary. It is irritating to read, but not illegible. I agree that it’s great as an accessibility tool

              • Anamana@feddit.de
                1·
                9 months ago

                Same, it just makes me feel a bit uncomfortable when reading… But as long as it helps other people it’s cool