swombat.com

daily articles for founders

Running a startup in the UK (or with a UK subsidiary)? Get in touch with my company, GrantTree. We help with government funding.
Design practices that hurt dyslexics  

Slightly off the beaten track, this article may be of particular interest if your startup targets a population where there are more dyslexics than usual (architects, many visual designers, and, oh, entrepreneurs), these tips will come in handy:

  1. Don't justify text
  2. Don't add double-spaces after periods
  3. Don't use pure black text on a white background
  4. Don't have long blocks of unbroken paragraphs (this is pretty bad for non-dyslexics too, by the way)
  5. Avoid serif fonts
  6. Avoid italicised text
More from the library:
The cost of funding may be your freedom
The law of averages
Startup cooking: don't eat pizza and ramen