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Off-topic: I love reading articles that use 2-column format. I think it should be done more often. Although I wished the font would have been a "seriffed" one.

by wenbert 10y ago

treve 10y ago
I think it's a bit weird to have to scroll down and up again. Doesn't make a ton of sense to me, especially if the article gets really long. In this particular case it's also not responsive, which makes it a pretty bad experience on mobile. I would be curious if there's a good version of a 2-column layout; but I don't think this is it.
ams6110 10y ago
It's a good format for a printed article. Not so great on a screen.
rangibaby 10y ago
Not sure about the down votes here. I think columns are acceptable in digital as long as they are responsive (e.g. 1 column mobile, 2 column normal, 3 column wide). Why columns? Good-length columns minimize your eye movement and make it less tiring to read. More than about 10 words per line require you to move your eyes too much horizontally or vertically and you can lose a train of thought etc.
- freshyill 10y ago
  That's fine if you can guarantee the user won't have to scroll up and down to read the content. If you can't guarantee that, then the designer is just forcing a print convention where it doesn't belong. The solution is to make a narrower column.
  - rangibaby 10y ago
    > That's fine if you can guarantee the user won't have to scroll up and down to read the content. Agreed. I consider Bootstrap's default breakpoints to be fairly trustworthy in the regard.
- flukus 10y ago
  > Not sure about the down votes here. I think columns are acceptable in digital as long as they are responsive (e.g. 1 column mobile, 2 column normal, 3 column wide). Which is not the case here. Resizing the browser keeps the same number of columns.
  - rangibaby 10y ago
    I meant in the general case of course. This specific site design, which appears to be from the early 2000s, is older than phones using the "real" internet so perhaps you can forgive them for not making a responsive website.
kbart 10y ago
I hate 2-column format on screen, so I guess that's a matter of taste. Printed is ok though, maybe because you generally keep paper closer to your eyes than screen.

Off-topic: I love reading articles that use 2-column format. I think it should be done more often. Although I wished the font would have been a "seriffed" one.

by wenbert 10y ago

Off-topic: I love reading articles that use 2-column format. I think it should be done more often. Although I wished the font would have been a "seriffed" one.

treve 10y ago

I think it's a bit weird to have to scroll down and up again. Doesn't make a ton of sense to me, especially if the article gets really long. In this particular case it's also not responsive, which makes it a pretty bad experience on mobile. I would be curious if there's a good version of a 2-column layout; but I don't think this is it.

ams6110 10y ago

It's a good format for a printed article. Not so great on a screen.

rangibaby 10y ago

Not sure about the down votes here. I think columns are acceptable in digital as long as they are responsive (e.g. 1 column mobile, 2 column normal, 3 column wide). Why columns? Good-length columns minimize your eye movement and make it less tiring to read. More than about 10 words per line require you to move your eyes too much horizontally or vertically and you can lose a train of thought etc.

freshyill 10y ago
That's fine if you can guarantee the user won't have to scroll up and down to read the content. If you can't guarantee that, then the designer is just forcing a print convention where it doesn't belong. The solution is to make a narrower column.
- rangibaby 10y ago
  > That's fine if you can guarantee the user won't have to scroll up and down to read the content. Agreed. I consider Bootstrap's default breakpoints to be fairly trustworthy in the regard.
flukus 10y ago
> Not sure about the down votes here. I think columns are acceptable in digital as long as they are responsive (e.g. 1 column mobile, 2 column normal, 3 column wide). Which is not the case here. Resizing the browser keeps the same number of columns.
- rangibaby 10y ago
  I meant in the general case of course. This specific site design, which appears to be from the early 2000s, is older than phones using the "real" internet so perhaps you can forgive them for not making a responsive website.

kbart 10y ago

I hate 2-column format on screen, so I guess that's a matter of taste. Printed is ok though, maybe because you generally keep paper closer to your eyes than screen.