Thing 1 – Bagels I like bagels. I also like watching people do things with love and expertise. So you won’t be surprised to learn that I liked this short film. Thing 2 – Fonts Rob Walker of The Art of Noticing shared this interesting article from The Washington Post
The font you use here is a good one. It is easy very easy to read. I dislike the fonts which pretend to be handwriting and there is one which should be banned - Comic Sans
No aspiring graphic design student of the ‘70s (like me) would have been without a copy of Jaspert, Berry & Johnson, Encyclopaedia of Typefaces - a real treasure trove of fonts and faces.
You've just reminded me of a good reason to read e books from my library instead of feeding my urge to shop and buying them. And it's not that my bookshelf is long past full and has a stack reaching for the ceiling as we speak. The dyslexia font! I love it. I used to be a fast reader. But in later years discovered that I was just racing against the words slipping from the page. I discovered that when I joined a brass band at the age of 33 and tried to learn to read sheet music. Impossible! I tried different coloured paper, sitting on the edge of my chair. Nothing worked. Now I notice I also scan back and forth, like a back stitch. The processing takes a couple of goes to happen. But the dyslexia font takes all these problems away. The words dance a little but all downwards as if shuffling into place on the line as I read. It's so clever and I look forward to publishers using it.
I've just seen that you recommended Whendle - glad you like(d) it and hope you're still playing! I've been working hard to broaden out the clues and keep it interesting - it's become a very time consuming hobby! Hopefully you'll be pleased to hear that it's set to run for a good few years yet.
We also have an Android version in the pipeline (which is taking a little longer than we hoped) but fingers crossed it will be released towards the end of the first quarter.
Anyway thanks for the recommendation - I've found it very hard to get it the attention (i think) it deserves, so it's very much appreciated.
Thanks Jason. I was introduced to it by my friend Bryn and we exchange scores every day (got it in two today – a very rare occurrence). It’s great, and I’ll try to remember to big it up on various social media in the next few days. My only complaint is that I sometimes haven’t even heard of the bands featured, but I suspect that’s more my problem than yours.
Very glad to hear you're still enjoying it. Yep, two is an excellent result!
That would be greatly appreciated, thank you!
Ha, I try to keep the music clues as eclectic as I can, however friends have also noticed that my personal taste occasionally creeps in. In fact I see that it has today - purely coincidental as the clues are randomly selected by the app on a day by day basis so I can play myself. Anyway I'll make efforts to be more mindful when I add new music clues in future, and at least try to grade obscure band clues accordingly when I do add them!
Definitely preferred blacker type. And definitely loathe cursive!! And most of the others...
I didn’t actively dislike most of them, but it was a surprise to discover the difference in reading times.
In all the sports described here, the true champion is Celestino making bagels fly out of his hands.
Agreed
The font you use here is a good one. It is easy very easy to read. I dislike the fonts which pretend to be handwriting and there is one which should be banned - Comic Sans
As am dyslexic I found other scripts almost impossible to read! 🤦♀️😊
Continuing to love all this, thank you!
No aspiring graphic design student of the ‘70s (like me) would have been without a copy of Jaspert, Berry & Johnson, Encyclopaedia of Typefaces - a real treasure trove of fonts and faces.
You've just reminded me of a good reason to read e books from my library instead of feeding my urge to shop and buying them. And it's not that my bookshelf is long past full and has a stack reaching for the ceiling as we speak. The dyslexia font! I love it. I used to be a fast reader. But in later years discovered that I was just racing against the words slipping from the page. I discovered that when I joined a brass band at the age of 33 and tried to learn to read sheet music. Impossible! I tried different coloured paper, sitting on the edge of my chair. Nothing worked. Now I notice I also scan back and forth, like a back stitch. The processing takes a couple of goes to happen. But the dyslexia font takes all these problems away. The words dance a little but all downwards as if shuffling into place on the line as I read. It's so clever and I look forward to publishers using it.
What exactly is to be said in favour of cursive and seriffed fonts?
I prefer to focus on the content, not the means to decide decipher it.
And content here calming as always, thank you.
Modern sans serif, every time. It’s one of the very few things in life of which I am certain.
Also - the French call them chocolatines? Who knew? I assumed we English coined it to avoid the embarrassment of having to pronounce anything French
Hi,
I've just seen that you recommended Whendle - glad you like(d) it and hope you're still playing! I've been working hard to broaden out the clues and keep it interesting - it's become a very time consuming hobby! Hopefully you'll be pleased to hear that it's set to run for a good few years yet.
We also have an Android version in the pipeline (which is taking a little longer than we hoped) but fingers crossed it will be released towards the end of the first quarter.
Anyway thanks for the recommendation - I've found it very hard to get it the attention (i think) it deserves, so it's very much appreciated.
Jason
Thanks Jason. I was introduced to it by my friend Bryn and we exchange scores every day (got it in two today – a very rare occurrence). It’s great, and I’ll try to remember to big it up on various social media in the next few days. My only complaint is that I sometimes haven’t even heard of the bands featured, but I suspect that’s more my problem than yours.
Very glad to hear you're still enjoying it. Yep, two is an excellent result!
That would be greatly appreciated, thank you!
Ha, I try to keep the music clues as eclectic as I can, however friends have also noticed that my personal taste occasionally creeps in. In fact I see that it has today - purely coincidental as the clues are randomly selected by the app on a day by day basis so I can play myself. Anyway I'll make efforts to be more mindful when I add new music clues in future, and at least try to grade obscure band clues accordingly when I do add them!