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# Lexend Font Family
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## [www.lexend.com](http://www.lexend.com)
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Lexend is a variable typeface designed by Bonnie Shaver-Troup and Thomas Jockin in 2018.
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Applying the Shaver-Troup Individually Optimal Text Formation Factors, studies have found readers instantaneously improve their reading fluency.
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Lexend was expaned to Arabic in January 2020. The Shaver-Troup Formulation was applied to Arabic with advisement from Arabic Typeface Designer, Nadine Chahine.
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This font is based on the Quicksand project from Andrew Paglinawan, initiated in 2008.
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Quicksand was improved in 2016 by Thomas Jockin for Google Fonts. Thomas modified Quicksand for the specialized task of improving reading fluency in low-proficiency readers (including those with dyslexia.)
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## ChangeLog
2018 April 9 (Thomas Jockin) Version 1.0
- First public release
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2020 January 18 (Thomas Jockin) Version 1.1
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- Expansion to Arabic script
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- Bug fixes in Latin Character Set
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## Where To Get It
* Via the website's [download form ](https://www.lexend.com/#download )
* Directly from [GitHub ](https://github.com/ThomasJockin/lexend/tree/master/fonts )
* From [CTAN ](https://www.ctan.org/pkg/lexend ): `tlmgr install lexend`
* From [Homebrew ](https://brew.sh/ ): `brew cask install font-lexend-deca`
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## Acknowledgements
If you make modifications be sure to add your name (N), email (E), web-address (if you have one) (W) and description (D). This list is in alphabetical order.
N: Andrew Paglinawan
E: < andrew.paglinawan @ gmail . com >
W: < http: / / andrewpaglinawan . com >
D: Designer of Quicksand (original Roman glyphs)
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N: Bonnie Shaver-Troup
E: bshavertroup@gmail.com
W: http://www.lexend.com
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D: Designer of Lexend (derived from Quicksand)
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N: Thomas Jockin
E: < thomas @ thomasjockin . com >
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W: < http: / / thomasjockin . com >
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D: Designer of Lexend (derived from Quicksand)
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N: Nadine Chahine
E: < nadine @ arabictype . com >
W: < http: / / arabictype . com / >
D: Designer of Lexend Arabic (derived from Lexend Latin)
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For more information about this font please visit [www.lexend.com ](http://www.lexend.com )