Readex is the world-script expansion of the font Lexend designed by Thomas Jockin and Nadine Chahine. Readex currently supports Latin and Arabic.
Lexend is a variable typeface designed by Bonnie Shaver-Troup and Thomas Jockin in 2018. Applying the Shaver-Troup Individually Optimal Text Formation Factors, studies have found readers instantaneously improve their reading fluency.
This font is based on the Quicksand project from Andrew Paglinawan, initiated in 2008. Quicksand was improved in 2016 by Thomas Jockin for Google Fonts. Thomas modified Quicksand for the specialized task of improving reading fluency in low-proficiency readers (including those with dyslexia.)
2018 April 9 (Thomas Jockin) Version 1.0
- First public release
June 2021 (Font Bureau) Version 1.006
- Addition of weight axis (Thin, Light, Black masters)
- Bug fixes in Latin Character Set
July 2021 (Thomas Jockin) Version 1.1
- Expansion to Arabic script See https://github.com/ThomasJockin/readexpro
2021 July 22 (Thomas Jockin) Version 1.2
- Rename project to Readex Pro
- Change in /a default design to two-story form. One story /a is avaliable as styltistic set 1
- Intergrate Latin weight axis from Font Buearu
- Add a weight axis to Arabic
- Via the website's download form
- Directly from GitHub
If you make modifications be sure to add your name (N), email (E), web-address (if you have one) (W) and description (D).
N: Andrew Paglinawan
E: andrew.paglinawan@gmail.com
W: http://andrewpaglinawan.com
D: Designer of Quicksand (original Roman glyphs)
N: Bonnie Shaver-Troup
E: bshavertroup@gmail.com
W: http://www.lexend.com
D: Designer of Lexend (derived from Quicksand)
N: Thomas Jockin
E: thomas@thomasjockin.com
W: http://thomasjockin.com
D: Designer of Lexend (derived from Quicksand)
N: Nadine Chahine
E: nadine@arabictype.com
W: http://arabictype.com
D: Designer of Readex Pro (Arabic of Readex PRo, derived from Lexend Latin)
N: Font Bureau
E: David Berlow dberlow@fontbureau.com
E: Santiago Orozco hi@typemade.com
E: Héctor Gómez hector@typemade.com
W: http://www.fontbureau.com/ReadingEdge
D: Designer of weight axis
