What considerations should be taken into account when approaching typography in the context of simultaneous learning of reading and writing? Borel is a French cursive primer — developed with primary school teachers and speech therapists — which aims aims to harmonise cursive strokes and common typographic structure. This typeface, named in tribute to Suzanne Borel-Maisonny (a pioneer in speech therapy), boasts a sturdy design featuring low contrast and a generous x-height. The letters are intentionally open and clearly differentiated while adhering to the conventions of handwriting in French schools.

Due to the specifity of this project, the font only supports a limited set of glyphs allowing to write in French, English, Spanish, Catalan, German, Portuguese, Turkish and Vietnamese. Please submit language requests with images in the issue tracker of the reposotory linked below.

Find more documentation here: Français | English

To contribute, please see github.com/RosaWagner/Borel.