Google creates a new font to read in Google Play Books
That Google is interested in design is something that no one should miss it. And it is that it not only tries to update the styles of its operating systems every few versions, but also constantly refines details and visual aspects of your applications So, many of the Wednesday updates focus on that. A couple of weeks ago he updated his books application Google Play Books, where you can buy and read all kinds of texts.Something that is now much more comfortable thanks to the new typology created for it: Literata
This is a new font type coming soon to Google Play Books and which, according to the company itself, is specially designed for regular readers For those who are accustomed to read for long periods through their devices Something that will make the process more comfortable for the eyes And it is that it is avery simple print and well sized in all its aspects so that it is not difficult to read and does not require extra effort on the part of the user.
The ad was delivered via a tweet or Twitter message from the self Google , where he presents Literata in all its splendor: basically showing the alphabet in uppercase, lowercase and their numbers A letter that will go unnoticed by many, but that typography experts will appreciate. In fact, this font was already discovered a few weeks ago through an update on Google Play Booksin which it was not listed as novelty.
According to the media Android Police, Google already included this new font in its latest update without saying anything. And it is that one of his readers did capture the subtle difference between the usual typography and this new Literata. Letters that reduce the height a few pixels to round out their shapes and make the eyes run horizontally through each sentence in a much easier and more agile way. Something that regular readers on smartphones and tablets should appreciate in their activity, despite the subtlety of change.
However, it could be that this new letter Literata has not yet reached all users. As usual, Google releases updates progressively, so it could still take several days to reach all users. In addition, the company could launch part of this update from its servers That is, to do it in a controlled manner whenever they want, without it arriving through an update of the application itself . An issue that would further delay the arrival of Literata Something that only time will tell, although it is to be hoped that, after its official presentation, this typeface will begin to be implemented widespread in all terminals with Android operating system.
In short, a new feature for Google Play Books that, despite being subtle, can affect the user experience.Especially to those who are more passionate about reading who buy their books at Google Play, or load others in epub format via the web version to read them later on your smartphone or tablet comfortably.
