You really couldn't make this up...

It beggars belief...

Bad Mother sued by her children...

Raised in a $1.5 million Barrington Hills home by their attorney father, two grown children have spent the last two years pursuing a unique lawsuit against their mom for "bad mothering" damages allegedly caused when she failed to buy toys for one and sent another a birthday card he didn't like.

In 2009, the children, represented by three attorneys including their father, Steven A. Miner, sued their mother, Kimberly Garrity. Steven II, now 23, and his sister Kathryn, now 20, sought more than $50,000 for "emotional distress."

Miner and Garrity were married for a decade before she filed for divorce in 1995, records show.

Among the exhibits filed in the case is a birthday card Garrity sent her son, who in his lawsuit sought damages because the card was "inappropriate" and failed to include cash or a check. He also alleged she failed to send a card for years or, while he was in college, care packages.

On the front of the American Greetings card is a picture of tomatoes spread across a table that are indistinguishable except for one in the middle with craft-store googly eyes attached.

"Son I got you this Birthday card because it's just like you … different from all the rest!" the card reads. On the inside Garrity wrote, "Have a great day! Love & Hugs, Mom xoxoxo."

 Source: Chicago Tribune

Letter from Brazil

We received an unexpected letter and a postcard from Brasil today. Which was nice.

Eduardo Taufic Nahas is a collector of commercial aircraft postcards.

"I am writing you because my hobby is to collect postcards of commercial aircrafts from all airlines of the world.

My collection began in 1960, and I have about 10,000 postcards.

I would like to receive, if it possible, postcards issued by your company with airlines theme."

Cool Cards can't help Eduardo, but maybe you can? 

If you'd like to contact him, his email is: etnahas@uol.com.br

Dyslexic Font - CCQ 1

Cool Cards Quality (CCQ) calling Dyslexia Font... Come in Dyslexia Font...  Dyslexia Font, Come In...

Dyslexia has never been so accessible. We've all heard about it and we all know something about it.... So how hard could it to be to find a Dyslexia friendly font to add to our personalised card options at Cool Cards? 

Let's start with the experts:

Royal National Institute of Blind People - RNIB Fonts 

Wiki - RNIB

RNIB have this to say about Fonts:

A reasonable amount of research has been conducted to try and identify an optimum font for legibility and to investigate user preferences for fonts by sighted, blind and partially sighted people. To date this research has produced mixed results, with no single font standing out, but there were some commonalities which may help guide your font choice.

    Choose a clear font with easily recognisable characters
    Avoid ornate fonts, or those simulating handwriting
    Select a medium weight of character - not too thin, but not very thick

Research has been equally inconclusive about the benefits of serif or sans-serif fonts, with an almost equal number of reports recommending each. We therefore currently suggest that you can use either type of font, as long as the typeface is clear and the characters are distinct.

Last updated: 21 July 2010

"A reasonable amount of research" ...  Well that's helpful... What research? Any links to sources? Please? A Wiki link even...? Anything...? No? Nothing... Not impressed so far.

"not too thin, but not very thick" 

Ok now we're getting somewhere... 

"Select a medium weight of character" 

Yes! Success..!

"Research has been equally inconclusive about the benefits of serif or sans-serif fonts" 

That narrows it down...

"Last updated: 21 July 2010"

Over a year ago? 

Cutting edge legibility information from our leading sight loss Charity which raised over £110 millilon in 2009/10... Hello?

"Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is the UK's leading charity offering information, support and advice to almost two million people with sight loss."


£110 million divided by "almost two million people with sight loss"... (less expenses of course..) 

Maybe this is a bit simple but... do you not think a bit more time and research would have gone into readability..?

Outcome: 

No recommended fonts. Not even any recommendation of no brainer beginner error fonts to avoid.

But, don't become confused or disheartened. Just stick with a medium weight serif or sans-serif. You'll be fine.

RNIB CCQ score for improvements towards dyslexia font readability suggestions : 0-10