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I'd have to agree with the parent. And it has nothing to do with personal knowledge/experience/expectations/biases. The linked 'comic' is bad in ways that I thi

I'd have to agree with the parent. And it has nothing to do with personal knowledge/experience/expectations/biases. The linked 'comic' is bad in ways that I think many people would agree on. I'm not talking about the content or even the "cutesy" style, but the layout/formatting itself. The lack of space or separating lines between the panels makes it quite difficult to follow the chronological order of the story. The font used for dialog is atrocious. And the harsh colors all placed on top of a stark white background isn't easy on the eyes. These are things that all detract from any possible learning outcomes, no matter what they are. I think a lot of people in this thread are arguing that 'cutesy style = bad', but I think the real reason they might be thinking that is because it's actually just this particular instance of cutesy style is bad.

ygjb 8y ago
> The lack of space or separating lines between the panels makes it quite difficult to follow the chronological order of the story. I agree on the need for lines to delineate between panels. As for the order of the story, it is written in English, and like most comics or visual presentation materials is organized in a left to right, top to bottom layout. The font used is not great, but it is a sans serif font, and while not designed specifically to be accessible to dyslexic folks, I find it easier to read than many other sans serif fonts, in part owing to the distinctive shape of each of the glyphs. I would prefer more spacing between the letters, but to be fair, I only made that observation after I turned off my letter-spacing:2px user-style You say harsh colors on white background, I say high contrast is very valuable to me as someone who is dyslexic - I find high contrast content easier to consume.

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I'd have to agree with the parent. And it has nothing to do with personal knowledge/experience/expectations/biases. The linked 'comic' is bad in ways that I thi

by txcwpalpha 8y ago

ygjb 8y ago
> The lack of space or separating lines between the panels makes it quite difficult to follow the chronological order of the story. I agree on the need for lines to delineate between panels. As for the order of the story, it is written in English, and like most comics or visual presentation materials is organized in a left to right, top to bottom layout. The font used is not great, but it is a sans serif font, and while not designed specifically to be accessible to dyslexic folks, I find it easier to read than many other sans serif fonts, in part owing to the distinctive shape of each of the glyphs. I would prefer more spacing between the letters, but to be fair, I only made that observation after I turned off my letter-spacing:2px user-style You say harsh colors on white background, I say high contrast is very valuable to me as someone who is dyslexic - I find high contrast content easier to consume.