IBM Plex – A new typeface

Re:IBM Plex – A new typeface by ghaff on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @04:48PM (#16701778)

Too bad the website is so poorly designed. It's actually a nice read through the design decisions. My first glance at the IBM serif made me think it was more of a slab serif like Stymie Bold but the discussion of its use in smaller sizes foes a nice job of explaining the differences.

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Re:IBM Plex – A new typeface by throwaway4719 on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @04:53PM (#16701822)

How were you able to read anything?

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Re:IBM Plex – A new typeface by ghaff on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @05:12PM (#16701977)

There's a menu that you can click on at the top if you move your mouse/trackpad in the right way and that brings up additional pages. Whoever designed--and I use that word in the loosest possible sense--the pages needs some remedial web design school, as does anyone who approved it.

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Re:IBM Plex – A new typeface by musage on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @10:28PM (#16704079)

    IBM has always served as a medium between mankind and machine.
    Between the natural and the engineered.
    The emotional and rational.
    The classic and the cutting-edge.
    Our most important job is to help humanity and technology move forward together.
    IBM Plex™ brings these relationships to life through letterforms.

I was able to read this stuff by first pounding my knee with my fist, then biting so hard on my left hand I nearly lost some fingertips. But I made it through it. The challenging scrolling actually provided some additional and welcome distraction from the sheer horror of the words.

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Re:IBM Plex – A new typeface by fao_ on Thursday March 29, 2018 @03:17PM (#16710209)

I vouched for this because it's a worthwhile criticism of a post. For the record, you're shadowbanned, by the way.

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