IEEE Standards Association | ICICLE International Consortium for Innovation and Collaboration in Learning Engineering Engineering for Better Reading Performance Improves Educational Outcomes At the 2024 IEEE ICICLE conference, Readability Matters’ Co-Founder Kathy Crowley, with colleagues Rick Treitman, Adobe, and Dr. Susanne Nobles, ReadWorks, presented the Learning Engineering approach taken by a broad ecosystem of interdisciplinary…
Bringing Personalization To A Whole New Level In a recent Forbes Technology Council article, Ben Semmes, COO at Monotype, examines the future of digital personalization, highlighting how technological advancements are transforming our interaction with text. Semmes explains that personalization is now essential for meeting users’ unique needs on digital platforms like apps, websites, smartwatches,…
Readability Matters and Exquisitive Partner on New Digital Tutor Readability Matters and Exquisitive have joined forces to release a new digital tutor focused on enhancing text readability. The Readability Explorer gives students an opportunity to experience reading with different text formats and make selections to personalize their reading experience. Personalization in education is more…
Readability Consortium Grows to Inform Next-Generation Reading Solutions The Readability Consortium explores ways to enable better reading and shift reading outcomes by personalizing text format for the individual Monotype is a global leader in type design and technology, and has had a significant impact on the world of typography, providing fonts, technologies, and services…
IEEE Standards Association | ICICLE International Consortium for Innovation and Collaboration in Learning Engineering Learning Engineering is a process and practice that applies the learning sciences using human-centered design and engineering methodologies and data-informed decision making to support learners and their development. ICICLE has evolved into a suite of opportunities for Learning Engineers to…
An Unbelievable Opportunity to Innovate Driving Type Toward a Future Vision Tim Brown, Adobe’s Head of Typography, is shaping the future of design. His team is inventing typographic intelligence technologies and advising Adobe product teams on text-related features and typography tools. “As it happens, I’m doing this during the biggest shift in the history…
Community-Building Workshop Summary Dr. Nilsu Atilgan The Readability Consortium guest author The Readability Consortium organized a satellite event at the annual meeting of the Vision Science Society (VSS) in St. Pete Beach, Florida, in May. This satellite event served as a community-building workshop at the most prestigious vision science conference, hosting experts from several…
Use Chrome Reading Mode to Read Comfortably and Efficiently Google Chrome’s Reading Mode significantly enhances the reading experience. Users now have the option to adjust font, text size, letter and line spacing, background color, and more. This inclusive design empowers users to personalize their browsing experience, improving readability and catering to their unique needs…
Adobe Recognized for Liquid Mode Innovation The Edison Awards are a global competition honoring excellence in new product and service development, marketing, human-centered design, and innovation. In 2024, the winners included Adobe’s Reader with Liquid Mode and reading Settings. Innovative Services & Software Solutions Advanced Technologies for Autonomous Systems Silver: Adobe Liquid Mode by…
Lessons from an Unpublished Study: The Impact of Text Formats on Students with Dyslexia Developing reading skills is critical for participation in education and in life; for individuals with dyslexia, developing these skills is a significant challenge. Recent research demonstrates that text format characteristics, including shape, size, and spacing, can significantly impact reading proficiency.…