Lexend
Designed by Bonnie Shaver-Troup, Thomas Jockin, Santiago Orozco, Héctor Gómez, Superunion
9 weights • Version 26 • On Google Fonts since 2021 • Popularity #101
Quick Summary
9
Styles
100-900
Weight Range
1
Variable axis
3
Languages / Subsets
© 2019 The Lexend Project Authors
The quick brown fox
About Lexend Fonts
Lexend fonts are intended to reduce visual stress and so improve reading performance. Initially they were designed with dyslexia and struggling readers in mind, but Bonnie Shaver-Troup, creator of the Lexend project, soon found out that these fonts are also great for everyone else.
The first set of Lexend fonts by Thomas Jockin ( Deca, Exa, Giga, Mega, Peta, Tera, Zetta) becomes wider and more openly spaced (also known as "tracked out"). This new version of Lexend is a variable font with a weight axis.
Please note that the initial release of this font had a lighter Regular weight. It has been decided for the update of July 2021 to align the Regular weight with the one of Lexend Deca which is slightly bolder. Lexend and Lexend Deca are therefore the same (for now…). Ultimately this version will offer a HyperExpansion axis which will allow variation of inner and outer space of letterforms.
True to Bonnie’s vision, Lexend fonts are freely available for all since 2019 in Google Fonts.
To contribute, see github.com/googlefonts/lexend. For more information, see lexend.com.
To learn more, read Clean and clear: making reading easier with Lexend(English), Partnering to change how the world reads(English), and Eine Partnerschaft mit dem Ziel, das Leseerlebnis weltweit zu verändern(Germany).
Who Designed Lexend?
Bonnie Shaver-Troup
Bonnie Shaver-Troup, EdD, the creator of the Lexend project, is focused on making reading easier for everyone. As an educational therapist, Bonnie created the first Lexend typeface in early 2001 aiming to reduce visual stress and to improve reading performance for those with dyslexia and other struggling readers. Today, Bonnie's goal is to make the Lexend fonts accessible to a larger spectrum of users thanks to the support of many talented collaborators.
Thomas Jockin
Thomas Jockin is a typeface designer and founder of TypeThursday.
Santiago Orozco
Santiago Orozco is a type designer and engineer, based in Monterrey, Nuevo León, México. With a background in computer science at the University of Monterrey (UDEM), he found himself at the intersection between design and technology. In 2009, he Founded Typemade Foundry, and now specializes in type design, font production, and type technology.
Superunion
Superunion is a revolutionary creative company, with expertise in strategy, design, communications, and brand management. Superunion works with clients that include some of the world’s most iconic brands, alongside technology unicorns, ambitious start-ups and inspiring not-for-profits. Superunion believes in the power of ideas to create positive, meaningful change.
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