There are some groups that it is obviously terrible for, some groups that it may be incredibly good for, and a WIDE RANGE of differential abilities that it’s impossible to say whether it would be great or awful. OR, it may just be outright absolutely terrible, and cause brains like mine to simply become distracted by the process of deciphering the text rather than actually reading it.Īgain, I feel that this typeface is incredibly controversial. By demanding an additional level of processing, this typeface may actually satisfy some of the multitasking needs of brains like mine when it comes to extended reading sessions. My second thought is that this may actually be an incredibly advantageous typeface for those - like me - that have ADHD. It’s really difficult to say without more data.
Or, maybe it’s just outright awful like my gut feeling tells me. However, upon further inspection, were this font to become standardized, (I have no grounds to make this statement other than stipulation) it may hypothetically have a positive impact, as these strikethroughs make each character EVEN MORE distinct from one another compared to what is typically possible with most fully legible typefaces. My first thought seeing this typeface is that it would obviously be terrible for those with dyslexia, off the bat that’s obvious. Created with students in mind, the typeface, dubbed Sans Forgetica, works by introducing obstructions into its characters. I think it is incredibly difficult to say who this font would be good for, and who it would be terrible for. Researchers and academics with Australia’s RMIT University have developed a font that supposedly makes it easier for people to remember more of what they read.
This font, while not utilized anywhere or commonly known about, stands as a massive step towards accessibility for those with retention deficit disorders and other learning disabilities. Through a case study performed at the university where this typeface was created, it was found that amongst all test subjects, an average of 7% increase in memory retention was generated by the use of the typeface. By dwelling longer on each word, the brain has more time to engage in deeper cognitive processing, which enhances information retention.” As best put by the creators themselves, “Faced with an unfamiliar set of characters, the mind seeks to complete the shapes, which slows it down. Supposedly, the function of this typeface is to utilize the psychological principle of Desired Difficulty - utilized through adding strikethroughs, adding slants, and missing elements to the typeface to make it more difficult to read - to increase the amount of the text that is remembered. Sans Forgetica is, in my opinion, an equally gigantic step in the positive and negative direction for accessibility of students and differentially abled individuals. I chose Sans Forgetica as my topic because I have incredibly mixed feelings. Sans Forgetica, a font developed by researchers at Melbourne’s RMIT University, claims to be a font that assists in the development of memories from reading.
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