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Lexend: An Incomplete History of Type

Diana Varma, Matthew Karton Season 1 Episode 237

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From the middle ages to the Middle East, From Futura to Freight, join us on a journey across the type universe and go where no designer has gone before...Welcome to An Incomplete History of Type (Part 5!)

This episode is guest hosted by Matthew Karton.

Name: Lexend 

Release Date: 2019

Designers: Bonnie Shaver-Troup, Linnea Lundquist, and later Thomas Jockin, Santiago Orozco, Héctor Gómez

Classification: Sans-Serif

Owned By: The Lexend Project

Claim to Fame: An early typeface designed for people with Dyslexia, and low reading fluency.



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