Typography and dyslexia: measuring legibility with CAST Foundry

Typographics Conference “in-person” attendees can receive a 10% discount on this online workshop. Look for the discount code on the ticket confirmation from Eventbrite.

Despite our strong determination to come to NYC in person, participants will have to join us through Zoom. No masks are needed!

This workshop will let you know whether it is possible to make an informed decision on which typeface to use to facilitate reading for the ‘tail end of poor readers’. The limits of current scientific knowledge on legibility will be discussed. We will see if there is scientific evidence that supports a particular typographical choice and what are the margins that guarantee expressive freedom without compromising the readability of the text.

This activity is addressed to typographers, typeface designers, book designers and all professionals involved in education publishing. All you need is taking notes and being able to share your screen whether necessary.

At the end you’ll get a complete bibliography and authorised digital copies of selected scientific articles on the topic.

Luciano Perondi and Riccardo Olocco are both typeface designers from the Italian digital type foundry CAST (Cooperativa Anonima Servizi Tipografici).

– Perondi is a researcher, associate professor at the IUAV Venice. He is a member of AIS/Design, Associazione Italiana Storici del Design. Deeply involved with design for special education needs, in recent years he took part in a multidisciplinary team carrying out research into typography and dyslexia.

– Olocco is a researcher, member of the Nebiolo History Project and visiting research fellow at the University of Reading, where he completed his PhD A new method of analysing printed type: the case of 15th-century Venetian romans. He publishes articles on the history of the type and lectures across Europe.