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Shake: A Typeface with Parkinson’s Disease

Shake typeface

Shake is a typeface made from the real handwriting of a person living with Parkinson’s disease. Creative director Morten Halvorsen:

My mother was diagnosed with Parkinson’s eight years ago. And her handwriting has changed in the years since. I created this font to preserve her handwriting, and enable her to continue to write with her own letters.

A new version of the font will be available each year to capture his mother’s worsening condition. Donate a few dollars (or more!) to download the font โ€” all proceeds go to finding a cure. You can also download a template so that you can document the handwriting of a loved one living with Parkinson’s โ€” for a fee (donated to Parkinson’s research), Halvorsen will turn it into a font for you. (thx, kevin)