Gemini Distinct

Didactical project by F. Barone, G. Ruggiero, G. Leardini - Undergraduate course in Communication Design - IED Roma

Academic year

2025/2026

An AI-powered plugin that transforms any webpage into a more accessible reading experience for people with dyslexia.

Gemini Distinct is a project developed by Federica Barone, Giulio Ruggiero and George Leardini that explores the potential of artificial intelligence to improve the accessibility of digital content.

The starting point is a significant figure: more than 780 million people worldwide live with dyslexia, yet most online interfaces and typographic systems are still designed for neurotypical readers.

In response to this issue, the student team developed Gemini Distinct, a browser plugin powered by Google Gemini that directly intervenes in the typographic structure of webpages. Through real-time analysis of layout and content hierarchy, the system can automatically replace typefaces with one specifically designed to improve readability: letterforms with differentiated weights to reduce confusion between similar characters, optimized spacing, and calibrated line height to support smoother reading.

The intervention preserves the visual structure of the website while adjusting its typographic parameters, transforming any page into a more accessible version. Thanks to artificial intelligence, the system can also progressively adapt to user preferences, personalizing the reading experience over time.

The project proposes a model of integrated accessibility in which adaptation no longer relies on isolated tools or dedicated platforms, but extends across the broader digital ecosystem.

Gemini Distinct was selected as a finalist in the “Creative Use of AI” category of the international contest The Young Ones - The One Show, receiving a Merit.