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I like the minimalism of Gwern's site, but the text formatting doesn't feel especially readable. Dan Luu's site has a similar problem https://danluu.com/nothing
by cousin_it 5y ago
I like the minimalism of Gwern's site, but the text formatting doesn't feel especially readable. Dan Luu's site has a similar problem https://danluu.com/nothing-works/ https://danluu.com/nothing-works/ by the time I get to the end of a line, it's hard to find the beginning of the next one. Also maybe a matter of taste, but it feels to me like serif fonts are good for books but not so great on the web. The most readable text formatting I've seen on the web is PG's website http://paulgraham.com/submarine.html http://paulgraham.com/submarine.html short lines, sans-serif font, tight paragraphs with space between them.
- galaxyLogic 5y agoAn easy way to increase readability would be to use multiple columns. That's how newspapers do it. The web is of course a little different but long lines are a problem. Note on mobile the width is typically only as wide as the screen, which is good. But mobile is really not good for reading in general.
- gwern 5y agoMultiple columns for wide windows is something I find interesting. I haven't seen anyone do a two-column layout which I find satisfactory. https://breckyunits.com/ https://breckyunits.com/ is a fascinating example, but the layout goes vertically, so the result is bizarre: the most recent article will be cheek by jowl with an old page from 2012. I think it would need be the opposite, wrap horizontally, and scroll-in-place. Something like that. If I ever make another site, I might try to do something along those lines (and maybe use a red/blue centric color scheme).