The font is based on the psychological principle of ‘desirable difficulty’ and improves memory retention by disrupting normal reading patterns. Take the test. An example of the Sans Forgetica ...

The visual clutter of fonts with wings and feet like Times New Roman can trip a reader up and get in the way. "Fonts that are busy, perhaps they induce crowding, and that can be a problem in terms ...

Children who read using difficult fonts are more likely to recall key facts, according to a study by teachers at Clifton College. Credit: Photo: PA The extra effort needed to decode hard-to-read ...