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Originally Posted by Brett Merkey
But perhaps in retrospect, it is best to not mix personal judgments with font preferences. For instance, I assumed the OP had vision or reading problems. Comic Sans is a preferred font with dyslexics. Perhaps I am wrong.
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Interesting. Looking at the item you posted:
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The researchers didn’t include Comic Sans in their study, but dyslexics say the irregularities of the shapes make it easier for them to isolate the different parts of the letter. Many typefaces utilize mirroring in their designs (i.e. flipping a “p” around to become a “q”.) Comic Sans focuses on creating distinct shapes. Only the “b” and “d” are mirrored. The font is highly recommended by reputable dyslexia organizations across Europe and the US.
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Yup, the researchers did not include Comic Sans in their research. Which makes the comments from dyslexics of little value though I had to admire how the writer tried to conflate the two. And the reputable dyslexia organizations statements all seem to trace back to the BDA which is unable to show any research as a basis for their claim. Empirical evidence would be nice to see instead of small samples of self-reported anecdotal evidence. See
Comic Sans Is (Generally) Lousy: Letters and Reading Challenges.
You might want to check this study:
A Web Based Voting Application Study of Fonts for Voters with Dyslexia where Helvetica was rated over Open Dyslexic and Lexia Readable in quite a few of the tests.