Acknowledgements
Main point
Research testing is still active!
Pilot test is complete, which lead updates made to the ongoing test.
Pilot results show that control is never read the fastest...
...and also show that it isn't the slowest either
Results suggests that at least 1 viable, and 1 inviable group...
...out of the 4 the formulaic alterations tested against a control typeface.
All published font solutions will be open source!
Pilot/ continued testing incorporates both dyslexics and non-dyslexic readers to observe the solutions applicable range for all adult readers.
Roles held
Designer, Researcher
& Study Documentor!
Teammates to thank
Dyslexic friends/ family for the roles of testers and council.
A reasonable friend for the reality check against lofty research study goals.
Chat.gpt, for being my copy-writing intern, and drafting initial test copy using my nutty prompts!
📓 Situation
THE PEOPLE & PROBLEMS
Design an academic tool for dyslexic english readers to aid legibility on digital devices...
...by offering a solution to ease the readability of fonts for dyslexics, while avoiding the current product offerings pain-points:
Text box cuts/ truncates trailing characters.
Low fidelity to typeface hierarchies.
Infantilising/ naive design aesthetics.
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PEOPLE'S PERSONAS & PROBLEM PAIN POINTS:
COMPETITIVE AUDIT & REPORT:
personas/ pains/ audits ↓
👀 This.Lexic Font; Dyslexic Reading Tool Research
📗 Technique
THE ROUTES & RATIONALES
Inspired by phonetic languages, I created a design solution for dyslexics which accommodate the existing comprehension structures of information design…
...by offering a formulaic solution which incorporates the benefits of:
Characters fitting within text box constraints.
Distinguishing text hierarchies by typeface.
Fidelity to any given typeface’s aesthetic.
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PROTOTYPE & DESIGN SYSTEM REASONING
MOCK-UPS, WIREFRAMES, IDEATION SKETCHES
prototype/ frames/ sketches ↓
👀 This.Lexic Font; Dyslexic Reading Tool Research
research plan/ test outcomes ↓
📕 Usability
THE OBSERVED OUTCOMES
The pilot test synthesised recital errors & durations of three participants...
...including two neurodivergent readers & one typical. Wider tests have been propelled by initial results showing that:
Control group was never read the fastest.
3/3 preferred minimum one altered group over the control.
Screen modes performed ~inversely.
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RESEARCH STUDY PLAN & TEST OUTCOMES
USABILITY METRICS, SUPPORTING COMPARATIVE RESEARCH
👀 This.Lexic Font; Dyslexic Reading Tool Research
📘 Direction
THE POTENTIAL PROSPECTS
The results from wider testing pools will help determine the efficacy & scope of publishing any font alterations as publicly available reading-aid solutions...
...without substantial results, the dreams of this project include:
Open source publishing of four fonts.
Web-browser plugin application.
Exploration of previously deprioritised design support solutions.
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POSSIBLE NEXT STEPS & PROJECT SCOPE
RECOMMENDED RESEARCH
next steps/ concept scope ↓
👀 This.Lexic Font; Dyslexic Reading Tool Research
📚 Yieldings
THE LEARNED LESSONS
👀 This.Lexic Font; Dyslexic Reading Tool Research
critique/ reflections/ lessons ↓
My biggest learning here was to re-prioritise & reduce design features in favour of time & budget constraints...
...which allowed for better research in testing of the included features. This benefited my work by teaching me to:
Own my design restrictions.
Streamline proposed research models.
Value timeliness above over-perfection.
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CONSTRUCTIVE REFLECTIONS ON WORKING EXPERIENCES
LESSONS IN RECEIVING & IMPLEMENTING FEEDBACK