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That is some solid bullshit and is exactly the opposite of everything known in design theory and studies alike. Left-aligning text actually helps by providing

That is some solid bullshit and is exactly the opposite of everything known in design theory and studies alike. Left-aligning text actually helps by providing a fixed start, so your eyes/brain know that they have to start left and a little bit lower. With your way it's exactly the opposite. Will save further details, doesn't look like it's worth the time.

bdlowery 5y ago
Yeah. The dude is a Grade-A asshole. His site is complete garbage, yet he insists that it's amazing. I've never seen someone so confidently wrong in every single reply to criticism ever.
- hypertele-Xii 5y ago
  Says the guy whose site has a slowly fading in full-screen banner with "Hello! I'm a web designer" By the way, your link "My Work" under "What I want" is a 404. I don't think you should be criticising anyone xD
  - bdlowery 5y ago
    Oh, I didn't realize that. When I move it to my own server that shouldn't be an issue. The peprojects.dev domain is for student work. Thanks for the tip!
samizdat311 5y ago
Thank you. Reading their original comment & looking at the site: I assumed it was a troll? Seems like they're deliberately doing the opposite of what makes for good UX / reader experience. * Tiny non-standard font size. * Their rationale for right text alignment is the exact inverse of why left-aligned text is widely regarded to increase readability. (Also they don't seem to understand what justification means in paragraph formatting). * Navigation bar falls in the exact area (right edge) where most users' eye gaze rarely falls. (Top left, top right, mid left are the areas where eye-tracking studies show left-to-right language users fixate). * Weird Geocities-style pinned background with distracting colours. * Inconsistent use of capitalisation on headers / pages. etc. etc.

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That is some solid bullshit and is exactly the opposite of everything known in design theory and studies alike. Left-aligning text actually helps by providing

by martin_a 5y ago

bdlowery 5y ago
Yeah. The dude is a Grade-A asshole. His site is complete garbage, yet he insists that it's amazing. I've never seen someone so confidently wrong in every single reply to criticism ever.
- hypertele-Xii 5y ago
  Says the guy whose site has a slowly fading in full-screen banner with "Hello! I'm a web designer" By the way, your link "My Work" under "What I want" is a 404. I don't think you should be criticising anyone xD
  - bdlowery 5y ago
    Oh, I didn't realize that. When I move it to my own server that shouldn't be an issue. The peprojects.dev domain is for student work. Thanks for the tip!
samizdat311 5y ago
Thank you. Reading their original comment & looking at the site: I assumed it was a troll? Seems like they're deliberately doing the opposite of what makes for good UX / reader experience. * Tiny non-standard font size. * Their rationale for right text alignment is the exact inverse of why left-aligned text is widely regarded to increase readability. (Also they don't seem to understand what justification means in paragraph formatting). * Navigation bar falls in the exact area (right edge) where most users' eye gaze rarely falls. (Top left, top right, mid left are the areas where eye-tracking studies show left-to-right language users fixate). * Weird Geocities-style pinned background with distracting colours. * Inconsistent use of capitalisation on headers / pages. etc. etc.