Kermit Font
a year ago
- #education
- #typography
- #dyslexia
- Kermit is a child-friendly typeface designed to make reading easier for children, including those with dyslexia.
- The font features large x-height, thick strokes, and generous spacing to improve legibility.
- Kermit incorporates prosody (pitch, volume, duration) to help children read more expressively and improve comprehension.
- An animated version of Kermit is designed to help severe dyslexics by strengthening visuo-spatial processing.
- Kermit supports 426 languages based on Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic alphabets.
- The font is part of Microsoft's initiative to empower children through inclusive design and technology.
- Kermit challenges traditional typographic conventions by introducing time as a dimension in font design.
- The font aims to make reading enjoyable and accessible, boosting children's confidence and learning trajectories.