How “Bionic Reading” Uses Typography to Help You Read Faster
Swiss typographic designer Renato Casutt developed an ingenious reading system called Bionic Reading that helps you read text faster by emphasizing (bolding) the first few letters of a written word and letting your brain fill in the rest.
How it works: Bionic Reading is based on the principle that the brain can identify whole words from just the initial few letters. By bolding these letters, fixation points are created. Your eyes glide over these points while the brain processes the rest of the word, helping you absorb written text faster.
People with dyslexia and ADHD have also reported benefits from Bionic Reading, based on feedback shared by users and social media conversations. The method can further be adapted to the individual needs of readers by customizing the placement and opacity of the fixation points.
Which text is easier to read?
Know more in this video
• Get the Bionic Reading App
• Get the Bionic Reading Chrome Extension
• Get the Bionic Reading API
Twitter reactions
it’s incredible how reading this feels like finally unlocking 100% of your brain
Extremely curious how this would perform for accessibility. i.e: dyslexia\ADHD and for people who don’t quite master the language yet. Could be an interesting case study to see which user groups would benefit from this. If it works, then it could be an awesome (optional) addition
As someone who is dyslexic and likely ADHD too, I found the second one so easy to read. I started reading the one on the left and got bored instantly. It feels like this was designed for me to read quickly and efficiently. I WISH they wrote exam questions that way!
