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Fascinating! I liked the main article since it acts as a reminder that we have to make accommodations for the imperfection of our technology (which I consider t
by matthberg 6y ago
Fascinating! I liked the main article since it acts as a reminder that we have to make accommodations for the imperfection of our technology (which I consider to be an interesting perspective given the digital age of pixel perfection). Yet I think your linked process emphasizes that idea even better, since pre-emphasis seems more consistently relevant, while letterform adaptations for printing are becoming less important the more digital we get.
- m463 6y agoWe still do tricks like sub-pixel rendering. and maybe a few years ago we played with display signals: https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/tech-history/silicon-revolution/al-alcorn-creator-of-pong-explains-how-early-home-computers-owe-their-color-to-this-one-cheap-sleazy-trick https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/tech-history/silicon-rev...