EasyReading: First Font for Dyslexics by Federico Alfonsetti

EasyReading, the world's first font designed for dyslexics, was created by an Italian team led by designer Federico Alfonsetti. The font features 811 glyphs including serif and sans-serif letters, numbers, symbols, accents, and punctuation. It addresses two main difficulties for dyslexic readers: crowding in written pages and confusion between similar letters like d, b, p, and q. The design incorporates elongated serifs, wider spacing, and formal differentiation to aid legibility. Available since early 2018 in an Extended version including Greek and Cyrillic alphabets, EasyReading follows the 'Design for All' inclusive approach. It was tested at a Milan exhibition celebrating Arnaldo Pomodoro's 90th birthday, where all communication materials used the font. The font aims to improve accessibility for the 10% of the global population with dyslexia, particularly in publishing and museum communication.