May-August 2021
Typography III
Publication design that captivates an unorthodox audience. Aimed toward encouraging those with dyslexia—a literacy learning difficulty—through a hopeful and authentic space. This magazine captures the strength and advantages this group leverages despite daily hindrances.
Why Dyslexia?
I have a heart for this space because of my personal experience growing up with dyslexia. I’ve realized that the tough aspects of my learning also grew stamina and drive in ways I didn’t see in the mists of my early education struggle. My curiosity led me to research dyslexia which then informed these logo sketches. The final wordmark solution hints at dyslexia and language nuances.
Wordmark’s original font — Milo LF
How Can I Visualize Dyslexia?
To those who do not experience dyslexia, I wanted to evoke the tension of stereotypical letters in motion and slowed readability that dyslexics face while still maintaining legibility.
Karel Martens’ work inspired my visual research for typographic experimentation.
Why Publication?
The hope is to create a magazine that is unique and non-traditional enough so that those who may not tend to read will be intrigued. Turing the layout sideways not only is different but also creates a physical oddity of discomfort for readers which exemplifies the constant conscious or unconscious difficulty for dyslexic readers.
See layout iterations for the table of contents, story cover work, article, and magazine cover pages.
Visual Identity
Orange and yellow colors tend to portray a sense of hope and strength. The font Verdana is known for great readability and Alternate Gothic’s contrast in width and weight makes it pair well. The grayscale images oversimplify people labeled as their disability and are spliced because this doesn’t allow others to see them for who they truly are. The bars of texture enlarged from the experimental type are multiplied over the images to emphasize that strength and hope cover difficulty.
