1. Type Design
2. Design Research
3. Case Study Design
2. Design Research
3. Case Study Design
Oman Telecommunications
2024
Leo Dubai
2024
Leo Dubai
Maqroo
The World’s first Arabic dyslexic-friendly font.
Arabic is in use from past 2,500 years, making it one of the oldest and beautiful languages in the world but also the most complex to learn. It has 12 million distinct words and every letter follows a similar structure. Making it even more difficult to read and write for the 84.7 million Arabs with dyslexia. Hessa, is one of them and with the help of her and the Arabic Typeface designers we developed Maqroo.
Stage 1: Research
It is important to understand how they perceive the fonts. So, we analyzed 650 Arabic fonts to track their reading and stress levels.
Stage 2: Developing
Arabic letters have the same structure, so to make them distinctive in their characteristics - the key is irregularity. It has many distinctive marks and dots that alters the meaning, so we increased the size of the marks by 200%. We designed each letter to be distinctively recognizable through their irregularities. And we increased the heights of the letters to enhance the readability. We launched Maqroo using Omantel's network and made every digital device dyslexic-friendly through a smart web browser extension.
Approved by National Center for Learning Disabilities
+1.9M downloads
The World’s first Arabic dyslexic-friendly font.
Arabic is in use from past 2,500 years, making it one of the oldest and beautiful languages in the world but also the most complex to learn. It has 12 million distinct words and every letter follows a similar structure. Making it even more difficult to read and write for the 84.7 million Arabs with dyslexia. Hessa, is one of them and with the help of her and the Arabic Typeface designers we developed Maqroo.
Stage 1: Research
It is important to understand how they perceive the fonts. So, we analyzed 650 Arabic fonts to track their reading and stress levels.
Stage 2: Developing
Arabic letters have the same structure, so to make them distinctive in their characteristics - the key is irregularity. It has many distinctive marks and dots that alters the meaning, so we increased the size of the marks by 200%. We designed each letter to be distinctively recognizable through their irregularities. And we increased the heights of the letters to enhance the readability. We launched Maqroo using Omantel's network and made every digital device dyslexic-friendly through a smart web browser extension.
Approved by National Center for Learning Disabilities
+1.9M downloads
