renato_casutt

Joined 4 years ago

Karma
321
Submissions
44
Member since
Mar 17
Swiss typography expert • Founder of Bionic Reading • “Typography means nothing but making text readable.” • bionic-reading.com
View on Hacker News

Recent submissions

Comment · 4 years ago
You are absolutely right. I really wasn't aware of it. And therefore I thank you very much for the hint. I am an open person and am therefore always happy when I can learn something new. Everyone should live as he wants. We are individuals and I think that's great. Best regards, Renato
Comment · 4 years ago
I have now changed the memoji of Sangeeth. It is important to me that everyone is aware that the testimonials are all 100% real.
Comment · 4 years ago
Hi sweetheart I am very happy about that. Nice that you get the “reading pull” and thereby gain the benefits. Best regards from the Alps, Renato
Comment · 4 years ago
Hi kranner I didn't mean to offend you. Or misrepresent the culture with a memoji. Sorry. If you feel it's out of order, then I can change it too. But what is more crucial for me is what Sangeeth said. And that is more important to me. By the way, all testimonials are real. 100%
Comment · 4 years ago
Yes, that's just me, Renato Casutt. From a small town in Switzerland. I discovered BR in my studies as a typographic designer. And I think it's time to show that typography is not just well-designed text pages. There are also ways to make reading easier for other people with reading difficulties (e.g. dyslexia sufferers).
Comment · 4 years ago
Hi cardamomo I understand your skepticism and thank you for your criticism. What you see so far from Bionic Reading is the base. Of course, children should still learn to read. Because only when children have acquired a vocabulary, their brain has the representation products. Reading is already very well researched. I absolutely agree with you on that. Unfortunately, people are reading worse and worse. There may be many different reasons for this. But I'm sure you agree with me that reading is a cultural asset that everyone must use. Who reads worse, has thereby no advantage. Doesn't it? Reading transports knowledge. That's why I think it's important to take a closer look at the way we read. That's why I get a lot of feedback from people who have dyslexia and can read better again with Bionic Reading.

Thank you for teaching the children and best regards from the Alps, Renato

Comment · 4 years ago
I am very glad that Bionic Reading is being discussed in HN. I am aware that it cannot help everyone. But I also get a lot of feedback from people who are helped a lot by this reading mode.

Imagine you have problems with reading. You don't realize what a huge hurdle that is until you talk to people who are affected.

Being ashamed in front of society. The problem of learning new things. Being called stupid. And these are just a few examples of people affected.

Therefore I thank you very much that you discuss the problem critically. Best regards from the Alps, Renato

Comment · 4 years ago
Thank you very much for your answer. No, I will definitely use it for good. For sure.

Best regards from the Alps Renato

Comment · 4 years ago
Sorry for my bad English traceroute66...

I came across BR during my studies as a typographic designer. There was a language problem there.

That's why I realized that reading and listening are completely different. You can understand a language by listening to it. But reading the same language does not mean that you can understand it.

Comment · 4 years ago
Ryan-allen, I'm so glad to hear that. Best regards from the Alps, Renato
Comment · 4 years ago
Yes, corobo that can be that it prevents you from reading. However, I would argue that you are a speed reader.

One test person in the study was also a speed reader. She had read two different texts. Once with and once without bionic reading. But her speed stayed at 800 wpm each time.

But believe me, there are a lot of people who have difficulty with reading. Surely also in your circle of friends. And for some of them Bionic Reading can help.

Comment · 4 years ago
Thank you matsemann

Live from the official Hacker News API

A modern reader for Hacker News · SvelteKit + Skeleton