Fonts for Complex Data

Re:Fonts for Complex Data by jgtrosh on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @03:35AM (#17019472)

I chose to stop reading after the first example document with tasteful light gray text on delicate light gray background

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Re:Fonts for Complex Data by m_eiman on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @04:50AM (#17019687)

Do you mean this image?

https://d31td5fkd89rr1.cloudfront.net/assets/images/blog/des...

It's only the lower part of the image that's of interest as an example; to use low contrast on the (mostly irrelevant) upper part of the image makes it easier to focus on the part that's discussed in the text. IMHO.

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Re:Fonts for Complex Data by jgtrosh on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @05:06AM (#17019733)

You might be right. Nevertheless it seems distracting on a typography focused article, while the same focus could have been drawn without affecting the look of the document.

Also the actual first image bothers me in a similar way: the colors seem to blend into the background.

I concede it might not be a very valid reason to give up on the article but since it seems to be an ad for a set of products I find it fitting to judge it on appearance.

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Re:Fonts for Complex Data by Numberwang on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @03:58AM (#17019537)

I agree. When will this madness end?

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