Fighting for Literacy with Thomas Jockin

Episode 312. Airs September 4, 2019. This week we have a returning guest, Thomas Jockin. Thomas is an educator, a lover of type, and a practitioner (he creates fonts). He has been working on a very interesting project that is helping fight for literacy in a new way. He was hired by Educational Therapist, Bonnie Shaver-Troup, to create a variable font which allows each person to set the spacing of the words. Then he got Google to fund the project. We will talk about how he got this project and what they are hoping to accomplish by using variable type to teach people to read. Follow Thomas and this project at: https://fonts.google.com/?query=lexend&sort=alpha https://thomasjockin.github.io/lexend http://www.lexend.com http://www.thomasjockin.com https://www.typethursday.org ___________________________ Follow DESIGN RECHARGE: Our website: www.rechargingyou.com Find full show notes at: https://rechargingyou.com/312 Connect on Instagram & Twitter: @designrecharge Or email me at diane [at] rechargingyou.com Recharging You helps creative entrepreneurs niche down and get focused, uncover and utilize your strengths, and educate you in reaching your business and creative goals through training, coaching, and by sharing stories of hope. Recharging You is the home for The Design Recharge Show which is an interactive, web show and podcast recorded live with an audience where interviews of designers, illustrators, industry leaders, and business professionals happen weekly. Design Recharge is about Hope, I share stories and tips of how creatives got further in their career / entrepreneurial journey. Join us live each week and become part of the Design Recharge Family, subscribe and get the link to come to the live recording. Sign up at http://www.rechargingyou.com Learn more about The Design Recharge Pro Power Station here: www.rechargingyou.com/powerstation Leave a Review & Share with Your Friends One of the best ways to support the channel and podcast is to leave a review on iTunes or Google Play or where ever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to the channel, leave a comment on an episode that you watch and of course share it with your friends. Patreon: Become a Patron Support the channel and the podcast for even just a $1 a month. Each level of support has extra benefits and rewards that are delivered to patron's only. https://www.patreon.com/dianegibbs My favorite way to build websites is with the Elementor Plugin, making almost any theme invincible, this plugin has changed the way I have been able to design websites. Use this affiliate link to purchase the plan right for you. http://bit.ly/DRelementor Timely is the app I use on my computer or phone to track my time. There is also this stalking option which remembers what you have been doing so if you are like me and can't remember how many hours you spent on a certain project, no worries. Timely remembers for me so I don't have to. When you sign up for Timely via this link, you will receive a 10% discount once you activate you subscription. You are able to try Timely for 14 days before activating your subscription, to make sure that Timely is the right fit for you. It was for me. Here is the link: http://bit.ly/drtimely Audible has changed my business and my life. I listen to more books than I physically read nowadays. I have the gold membership, I get a new credit each month for less than $15. Less than the price of the book I am purchasing. I have been a member since 2010 and LOVE it. With this link you will receive a 30 day free trial, and a credit for a free audiobook download. http://www.audibletrial.com/DesignRecharge Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are 'affiliate links.' This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission.