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I wonder what it's like to be dyslexic?

People all over the world struggle with reading for a variety of reasons, including dyslexia, lack of education and an unfamiliar language to name a few. People with reading difficulties are often capable of thinking in ways that others aren't and as a result are capable of true greatness, yet these people are often misunderstood and treated unfairly as a result.

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Open pages of Sam Barclay's typographic book with blue text arranged at angles to simulate the visual confusion of dyslexia

Failing to encourage those with reading difficulties in a way that makes sense to them can limit (and in many cases damage) their ability to progress. Great effort has been made to provide tools aimed at improving a person's reading but very little has been done to give those around them an understanding of what it really feels like to struggle in such a way.

That is until now, of course. Sam Barclay, who is dyslexic himself, has designed a beautiful typographic book titled 'I wonder what it's like to be dyslexic'. The book aims to provide the reader with a design-led experience of what it feels like to struggle with reading. If you're interested in supporting Sam's work, then get over to Kickstarter.

White book cover with brown spine showing the title "IGANRDE" in grey text on dark grey background
An open book displaying a page titled "Reading on the Beach" with text arranged in a scattered, difficult-to-follow layout to simulate the dyslexic reading experience
Open pages of Sam Barclay's dyslexia book showing coloured words arranged in overlapping layers to simulate reading difficulty
Hands holding open Sam Barclay's book showing distorted and jumbled letterforms on the right page to simulate the dyslexic reading experience
Hands holding open Sam Barclay's book "I wonder what it's like to be dyslexic" displaying overlapping white text on grey pages to simulate reading difficulties
Open book displaying text on right page while left page remains blank, held by two hands against a dark background
Hands holding open a yellow book with blue text deliberately scrambled to simulate the reading experience of someone with dyslexia
Hands holding open a book displaying fragmented yellow typography arranged in four quadrants, demonstrating how text appears scrambled to someone with dyslexia
Open pages of Sam Barclay's book showing gold typography on grey and white pages, with a hand visible on the left side
Open pages of Sam Barclay's book 'I wonder what it's like to be dyslexic' showing typography designed to simulate the reading experience of dyslexic individuals
Open book showing left blank page with gold ribbon bookmark and right page displaying distorted and jumbled text reading "GNIDAER" and other reversed letter combinations
Open book with bright yellow left page and grey right page containing distorted white text, demonstrating reading difficulty experienced by dyslexic individuals
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