I wonder what it's like to be dyslexic

A project in Southsea, United Kingdom by Sam Barclay
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A beautiful, design led experience of what it feels like to struggle with reading.
Backers: 1485
Average Pledge Per Backer: £37

Funded: £55,566 of £14,500
Dates: Oct 29th -> Nov 28th (31 days)
Project By: Sam Barclay
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Add an extra book for £15!

November 25th - via: kickstarter.com
With less than 2 days to go the excitement is building! I cannot wait to get busy printing and shipping your orders. A number of you have asked about adding additional books to existing rewards so I have decided to offer an additional book to all... (Read More)

Thank you

November 14th - via: kickstarter.com
When I first created this book, I wasn't sure that I wanted to publish it. I had worked long and hard on the research, concepting and design of the book whilst at University and when I graduated, all I wanted to do was get stuck into the hunt for a... (Read More)

What a difference a day makes!

November 8th - via: kickstarter.com
It's been a crazy 48 hours... to say the least! This time 2 days ago we were racking our brains on how we might get a bit more coverage in the hope of meeting our target. In the last 24 hours we smashed through our target and it's official - not only... (Read More)

Dyslexia Book Uses Typography Tricks, Jumbled Letters To Give Readers Taste Of Disorder [PHOTOS]

November 8th - via: medicaldaily.com
Sam Barclay's new book takes dyslexia and makes it digestible for the average reader, who may have trouble visualizing the disorder's true nature. (Read More)

See what it looks like to be dyslexic (Video)

November 7th - via: dailycaller.com
Fascinating book shows what words look like to those with the common learning disability (Read More)

Typography Book Explores What It Feels Like To Have Dyslexia

November 6th - via: huffingtonpost.com
"Being dyslexic, one thing always stood out," Sam Barclay explains in his Kickstarter video. "The available help was always aimed at making me read better. (Read More)

Massive progress!

November 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello all, We had an amazing day yesterday reaching well over £5000 which is just fantastic. I would just like to say thank you all for your support and for spreading the word about my book to make it that little bit closer to becoming successful.... (Read More)

Week 1 is coming to an end.

November 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello all, Thank you all again for backing my idea. I am thrilled at the success I have already had through your support and passing on the message. We're almost at 25% already! I'm going to be adding some more rewards options this week and would... (Read More)

Day #1 was a massive success!

October 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you for supporting my project. I am extremely grateful and quite overwhelmed by the support so far, both on and off Kickstarter. After an exciting and entirely successful first day (hitting 10% of the target already!!) the second day seems... (Read More)

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