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It's writing. It's two short words. You can still read it clearly. I think fonts are pretty neat in a "hey we can make things that look fairly different but

by ken 8y ago

It's writing. It's two short words. You can still read it clearly. I think fonts are pretty neat in a "hey we can make things that look fairly different but are still perfectly recognizable as the same concept" way, like the different styles of house icons which all meant "go home" in HyperCard stacks. I confess don't understand the extreme nit-picking about one line being slightly too far over. Or trying to explain alleged issues through strained metaphors. Yes, this lower-case "d" looks like it has a belly -- that is the shape of that letter! They all do. They've got an entire operating system, and it's full of bugs -- as they all are -- and it has obvious and measurable problems that hurt usability. I'm not sure why a minor branding change justifies a blog post on their part, and I really don't see why unkerned text is "a disaster". I'm typing this in a <textarea> which (like everyone's 1960's-emulating terminals and 1970's-styled editors) uses monospaced fonts, which by definition cannot be kerned.

currysausage 8y ago
I find this way of dismissing things that other people care about as irrelevant quite arrogant. Yes, there are always "worse" issues. I could just as well write: We live on a planet full of environmental pollution, human rights abuse, and poverty. I'm not sure why minor usability issues in a relatively obscure operating system justify a comment on your part. Typography is a venerable craft, and the new wordmark has technical flaws that one simply wouldn't expect from a high-profile project. This won't have disastrous consequences of any kind, but within the context of discussing a post on the new logo, calling a part of the result disastrous is, IMHO, appropriate. Some people are genuinely interested in branding and typography, some are simply irritated by change, therefore it's common practice to introduce new branding with a blog post. You can see from the amount of comments that there are quite a few people who care about this. Relevant XKCD: https://xkcd.com/1015/ https://xkcd.com/1015/
- davidivadavid 8y ago
  The terrible kerning is literally the first thing I saw when I opened the article. It's truly appalling.

by ken 8y ago

currysausage 8y ago

I find this way of dismissing things that other people care about as irrelevant quite arrogant. Yes, there are always "worse" issues. I could just as well write: We live on a planet full of environmental pollution, human rights abuse, and poverty. I'm not sure why minor usability issues in a relatively obscure operating system justify a comment on your part. Typography is a venerable craft, and the new wordmark has technical flaws that one simply wouldn't expect from a high-profile project. This won't have disastrous consequences of any kind, but within the context of discussing a post on the new logo, calling a part of the result disastrous is, IMHO, appropriate. Some people are genuinely interested in branding and typography, some are simply irritated by change, therefore it's common practice to introduce new branding with a blog post. You can see from the amount of comments that there are quite a few people who care about this. Relevant XKCD: https://xkcd.com/1015/ https://xkcd.com/1015/

davidivadavid 8y ago
The terrible kerning is literally the first thing I saw when I opened the article. It's truly appalling.