What's My Type? The Kids Choose a Typeface for Room 220

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As with color our student volunteers analyzed the font choices we put in front of them. They made some wonderful observations about the character of the fonts—noting how they might be most useful. Then they each wrote comments on a sheet of type options and voted on which font to adopt for room 220. We will use the font the students chose—Bariol. In our effort to create a more visually cohesive space and to remove a sense of visual haphazardness we'll use this one face for all the signage in the room.

Ms. Brady has enthusiastically embraced all the materials, banners and posters making sure she can take them all with her just in case she has to change rooms next year.

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Note: The names in this article have been changed to protect the privacy of the students and teacher.