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canetoad

(17,184 posts)
Wed Oct 3, 2018, 07:05 PM Oct 2018

Sans Forgetica: New font to boost memory

X-posting this from Computer Help & Support because it may be useful to some of you in here.

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The new font that promises to boost your memory

https://www.theage.com.au/education/the-new-font-that-promises-to-boost-your-memory-20181003-p507ju.html

As far as fonts go, this one breaks every rule. It slants backwards, there are confusing gaps in every letter and it’s difficult to read. But the aptly-named Sans Forgetica has a major advantage: it’s believed to improve people’s memories.

In a world first, researchers from RMIT University have designed a font to help people retain information.

Released as tens of thousands of students start studying for their Year 12 exams, the typeface draws from an unusual mix of psychology and typography. RMIT typography lecturer Stephen Banham, who was part of the three person team that created Sans Forgetica, said the font is a useful study tool.

It's ideal for highlighting important facts that might need to be recalled during an exam, he said, such as dates, historical events and quotes.

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Direct download font here: http://sansforgetica.rmit/

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Sans Forgetica: New font to boost memory (Original Post) canetoad Oct 2018 OP
Trump needs to use this on his teleprompter... SkipG Oct 2018 #1
OMG that is fascinating! BumRushDaShow Oct 2018 #2
I wonder if it would help dyslexia people to read better? procon Oct 2018 #3
You may know this, but there are already fonts to help people phylny Oct 2018 #4
Thanks, i know he uses those. nt procon Oct 2018 #6
There are fonts designed for dyslectic MineralMan Oct 2018 #5
 

SkipG

(70 posts)
1. Trump needs to use this on his teleprompter...
Wed Oct 3, 2018, 07:13 PM
Oct 2018

so he remembers what he says from one day to the next.

BumRushDaShow

(129,448 posts)
2. OMG that is fascinating!
Wed Oct 3, 2018, 07:16 PM
Oct 2018

And yes, that'll make your brain work because one of the popular examples of "optical illusions" in psychology, always describes how the brain insists on completing an image that has gap so you can quickly identify it and move on. So if you have a line curved into a circular shape where the 2 ends don't quite connect, the brain will automatically label the object a "circle" by completing the gap for you - even if that might not really be a correct answer to what you are looking at.

Edit to add - it's like trying to read faded dot-matrix printed text.

procon

(15,805 posts)
3. I wonder if it would help dyslexia people to read better?
Wed Oct 3, 2018, 07:26 PM
Oct 2018

I'm thinking maybe it might help my brother, but if it doesn't work like that I don't want to make him feel bad.

phylny

(8,386 posts)
4. You may know this, but there are already fonts to help people
Wed Oct 3, 2018, 07:38 PM
Oct 2018

with dyslexia. Google and you'll find a few

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