![]() WeTransfer supports the campaign with ad inventory, using its digital wallpapers and workflow features to spread the word on why “beautiful design and being dyslexia-friendly don’t need to be mutually exclusive,” the release adds. So what makes Comic Sans so special? As a recent release from WeTransfer and Dyslexia Scotland explains, the “same irregularity which makes it so undesirable to designers is what helps people with dyslexia put into focus texts that otherwise feel overwhelmingly chaotic.” The campaign, titled There’s Nothing Comic About Dyslexia, adopts the use of the font across all assets, which range from print, film, OOH, social media posts and digital. Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief by Rick. Though the font is the eye-catching poster child, the campaign speaks to an even wider problem, hoping to raise awareness around the need for a more inclusive mindset at large in design. Published by Barrington Stoke who edit and design their books to help overcome some of the problems dyslexic children face when reading a book. As such, it’s the focal point of a new campaign from Dyslexia Scotland, together with Innocean Berlin and WeTransfer, for Dyslexia Awareness Month. So when a dyslexic reader scans a line of text, their brain might initially process a word like 'modern' as 'modem,' or 'tip' might become 'pit. ![]() But the denunciation of Comic Sans in design overlooks one of its greatest strengths: it can help people with dyslexia read texts more easily. Dyslexia is a condition in which a person with an otherwise average or high IQ has a tough time reading and writing due to their brains inability to interpret words and letters. Chastised for its unprofessional, primary school print-off capabilities, it’s a typeface that at one point or another, like Coldplay or Twilight, became cool to hate. There are fonts that have been specifically created for people with dyslexia, all of which lack the clean minimalism or elegant balance and perfect kerning favored by typography snobs. Do graphic novels help struggling readers A good way to help struggling readers is to read a graphic novel. It’s a form of storytelling that is as old as written communication. Comic Sans is the comedic low-hanging fruit of the design world. Are comics good for dyslexia Dyslexic readers can benefit from reading graphic novels, as they help strengthen their vocabulary, build their reading confidence, and foster a love of story. They are pictures and words being used in small panels to tell a story. Dyslexia is a condition in which a person with an otherwise average or high IQ has a tough time reading and writing due to their brain's inability to interpret words and letters.
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