Lexend
A variable font family designed to aid in reading proficiency.
Install / Use
/learn @googlefonts/LexendREADME
Lexend Font Family
www.lexend.com
Lexend is a variable typeface designed by Bonnie Shaver-Troup and Thomas Jockin in 2018. Applying the Shaver-Troup Individually Optimal Text Formation Factors, studies have found readers instantaneously improve their reading fluency.
Lexend was expanded to Arabic in July 2021. The Shaver-Troup Formulation was applied to Arabic with advisement from Arabic Typeface Designer, Nadine Chahine. See https://github.com/ThomasJockin/readexpro.
Lexend was turned into a variable font with weight axis (Thin to Black) by Font Bureau in March 2021.
This font is based on the Quicksand project from Andrew Paglinawan, initiated in 2008. Quicksand was improved in 2016 by Thomas Jockin for Google Fonts. Thomas modified Quicksand for the specialized task of improving reading fluency in low-proficiency readers (including those with dyslexia.)
ChangeLog
2018 April 9 (Thomas Jockin) Version 1.0
- First public release
June 2021 (Font Bureau) Version 1.006
- Addition of weight axis (Thin, Light, Black masters)
- Bug fixes in Latin Character Set
July 2021 (Thomas Jockin) Version 1.1
- Expansion to Arabic script See https://github.com/ThomasJockin/readexpro
Where To Get It
- Via the website's download form
- Directly from GitHub
- From CTAN:
tlmgr install lexend - From Homebrew:
brew cask install font-lexend-deca
Acknowledgements
If you make modifications be sure to add your name (N), email (E), web-address (if you have one) (W) and description (D). This list is in alphabetical order.
N: Andrew Paglinawan
E: andrew.paglinawan@gmail.com
W: http://andrewpaglinawan.com
D: Designer of Quicksand (original Roman glyphs)
N: Bonnie Shaver-Troup
E: bshavertroup@gmail.com
W: http://www.lexend.com
D: Designer of Lexend (derived from Quicksand)
N: Thomas Jockin
E: thomas@thomasjockin.com
W: http://thomasjockin.com
D: Designer of Lexend (derived from Quicksand)
N: Nadine Chahine
E: nadine@arabictype.com
W: http://arabictype.com
D: Designer of Readex Pro (Arabic of Readex PRo, derived from Lexend Latin)
N: Font Bureau E: David Berlow dberlow@fontbureau.com<br/> E: Santiago Orozco hi@typemade.com<br/> E: Héctor Gómez hector@typemade.com<br/> W: http://www.fontbureau.com/ReadingEdge<br/> D: Designer of weight axis
For more information about this font please visit www.lexend.com
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