Imagine, for a moment, that letters blur and shift, that a lowercase “g” might be mistaken for a “q,” that a “B” and an “8” are twins in disguise. Imagine that the simple act of reading a menu, a street sign, a prescription label is a challenge rather than an afterthought. For millions, this isn’t an exercise in imagination—it’s a daily reality. Vision impairment makes reading an obstacle course, where clarity is a luxury. And that’s where Atkinson Hyperlegible comes in, not as decoration, but as a bridge. A font designed not just to be read, but to be understood. A font that refuses to let a letter be mistaken for another.

Typography is an invisible art. When executed well, it disappears entirely, allowing words to do their work—inform, persuade, comfort, inspire—without distraction. It is the quiet architect behind clarity, the unseen force that guides the reader’s eye and mind through meaning with grace and ease. And yet, despite its omnipresence in our daily lives, typography often remains an afterthought, something we engage with unconsciously rather than intentionally.

Today I’m debuting a new (one-off? recurring? let’s see how it goes!) series on fonts because I have spent too much time toggling between type samples and squinting at letters with suspiciously similar descenders. If I must, you must.