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Font family: Lexia Readable

Font subfamily identification: Regular

Unique identifier: pyrs: Lexia Readable Regular: 2015

Full font name: Lexia Readable Regular

Version: Lexia Readable (version 5.1) by Keith Bates � � 2015 www.k-type.com

Postscript font name: LexiaReadable-Regular

Manufacturer name: � 2015 K-Type

Designer: Keith Bates

www.k-type.com

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=== LEXIA READABLE ===
=== LEXIA READABLE ITALIC ===
=== LEXIA READABLE BOLD ===
=== LEXIA READABLE BOLD ITALIC ===

=== LEXIA READABLE HEAVY ===
=== LEXIA READABLE HEAVY OUTLINE ===

Keith Bates / K-Type © 2004, 2015 (version 5.1)
www.k-type.com - [email protected]

The Lexia Readable family is designed for maximum legibility. K-Type has tried to capture the clarity and accessibility of Comic Sans without the American comic book associations and whimsical, childlike quality which are culturally inappropriate for many uses and may seem patronizing.

Lexia is an attempt to retain the strength, friendliness and legibility of Comic Sans, and even a slightly marker-drawn feel, whilst tidying up the comic book idiosyncrasies. It adds a hint of dignity, a sprinkling of refinement, and introduces elements of designer type to appeal to a contemporary audience.

Whilst Comic Sans has long been a preferred choice for infant typography from 'Baby on Board' stickers onward, its use risks undermining any serious message and appearing condescending to readers with greater visual maturity, issues that are particularly acute when applied to adolescent and adult literacy.

Typographical concerns from recent educational publications and discussions, and some highlighted by the British Dyslexia Association have been incorporated into the design of Lexia - the simpler, handwritten forms of a and g, the non-symmetry of letters such as b and d, good sized descenders and ascenders, generous spacing and excellent screen clarity.

Many more accented characters have been added to each weight to complete the Latin Extended-A range. Several minor outline, spacing and kerning improvements have also been made.

The numeral 9 has been replaced by the more popular, diagonal leg alternative.

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== Licence Information ==

The Regular and Bold weights of Lexia Readable are available free for personal use; these two fonts can also be used free of charge, without a licence, by educational and charitable institutions.

Licences are required for italic and heavy weights of Lexia Readable. Licences are required for business use of the Lexia Readable family –
http://www.k-type.com/licences

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== Installing Fonts ==

Fonts are placed in your operating system's Fonts folder and will be made available to all the applications or programs you use.

= Windows =
Put the .ttf or .otf font file into C:\Windows\Fonts, or right-click on the font files > Install

= Mac =
Put the .ttf or .otf font file into /Library/Fonts

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