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Researchers and academics with Australia’s RMIT University have developed a font that supposedly makes it easier for people to remember more of what they read. Created with students in mind, the typeface, dubbed “Sans Forgetica,” works by introducing “obstructions” into its characters.
The font was developed using a learning principle called “desirable difficulty,” where an obstruction is added to the learning process that requires us to put in just enough effort, leading to better memory retention to promote deeper cognitive processing. “Sans Forgetica lies at a sweet spot where just enough obstruction has been added to create that memory retention.”
The font was developed using a learning principle called “desirable difficulty,” where an obstruction is added to the learning process that requires us to put in just enough effort, leading to better memory retention to promote deeper cognitive processing. “Sans Forgetica lies at a sweet spot where just enough obstruction has been added to create that memory retention.”