It's to save you from having to smear pâté on your glasses.

So that's what it is for! Here I have been using rice pudding on my glasses ;-)

It's based on the way Wayfinding Sans Pro was designed: (see A new Design Approach)
http://ilovetypography.com/2012/04/19/the-design-of-a-signage-typeface/

It could also serve as an emulation of squinting. A good idea.

I just hope they don't get a patent on it and end up suing FontLab for $1B. :-/

hhp

All I have to do is take my glasses off and I get the same effect :-)

Ah, special "bifocals" for type designers where the lenses just have a hole at the bottom.

hhp

Market it, Hrant!

I love pâté as much as the next guy, but can anyone go into some more detail as to how I would use it? I'm by all means a rookie.

@adiron
It is a legibility test device. By blurring the type image, you simulate stresses (distortion) on reading the words. It is most helpful when comparing glyphs which are similar--one, Eye, and elle as well as the r-n as m, etc...

Well, that makes a lot of sense.

Thanks.

Think of the feature as the equivalent of spilling coffee on a freshly-inked character. Or not.

Or else ink your character on a paper towel ;-)

Chris—

Sheer genius! Napkin art!

The glyphs of channel letters was unique and it posted for the buildings or stores with LED lights that is more comfortable to view it.

The channel-letter effect is easily achieved and a lot more controllable if applied in Photoshop…