Took a dyslexic designer to design a typeface designed strictly for dyslexics. Dyslexie was designed by Christian Boer and it’s no Helvetica, he has designed a typeface which can help the brain understand and translate letters and words a bit easier. The University of Twente in Netherlands have shown the typeface does make a difference, and being dyslexic myself, it does help.

Generally people are misinformed on dyslexia that all dyslexics read words backwards. False. I’ve never read a word backwards, nor do I confuse my b, d, and p’s up. There are hundreds of ways to be diagnosed with dyslexia. Everyone has their particular strengths and weaknesses, at all different levels. Read Fast Company’s short post on the Dyslexie typeface.

Always fun to look at all the famous dyslexics. Pablo Picasso, JFK, Steve Jobs, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, and my favorite Keira Knightley are all dyslexic. Working list here.