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This looks interesting but the font is very unpleasant on mobile.

parksy 4y ago
Usually I'm not bothered by how a font looks but this one was unpleasant to me as well and I'm not one to usually notice. It seems they're using a font face designed for titles in the body text. "“The Bodoni typestyle is not an all-purpose workhorse. It is, rather a high-strung thoroughbred,” says Allan Haley, Monotype’s director of words and letters. He is absolutely correct! Most currently available Bodoni designs are intended for, and best used for display sizes. Their extreme thin strokes won’t reproduce well at smaller sizes, which can degrade their appearance and lessen readability. Using a Bodoni outside of that version’s “sweet spot” size range can have unintended results: If you’re using one that is intended for display, but setting it at small point sizes, the thins might not hold up, spacing will most likely appear too tight, and overall readability will begin to be compromised. " - https://creativepro.com/typetalk-good-looking-bodoni-at-any-size/ https://creativepro.com/typetalk-good-looking-bodoni-at-any-...
- cafard 4y ago
  A friend once heard Herman Zapf say that he had not intended Melior--or perhaps Optima--as a text font but a display font. Some of the audience, which consisted largely of people working in book design and production, was shocked. Edit: Actually, he probably said Palatino.
dang 4y ago
"Please don't complain about tangential annoyances—things like article or website formats, name collisions, or back-button breakage. They're too common to be interesting." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- Stratoscope 4y ago
  I agree with that general principle, of course. But I do enjoy tangential discussions when I can learn from them. In this case, parksy posted an interesting commentary on Bodoni. For a typeface enthusiast like me, this may be more interesting than the original topic!
nashadelic 4y ago
On iOS I just use reader view by either tapping the left side of the address bar and choosing it or tapping and holding on it.
- civilized 4y ago
  I can sometimes get something similar on Android but didn't see it pop up in this case.

Usually I'm not bothered by how a font looks but this one was unpleasant to me as well and I'm not one to usually notice. It seems they're using a font face designed for titles in the body text. "“The Bodoni typestyle is not an all-purpose workhorse. It is, rather a high-strung thoroughbred,” says Allan Haley, Monotype’s director of words and letters. He is absolutely correct! Most currently available Bodoni designs are intended for, and best used for display sizes. Their extreme thin strokes won’t reproduce well at smaller sizes, which can degrade their appearance and lessen readability. Using a Bodoni outside of that version’s “sweet spot” size range can have unintended results: If you’re using one that is intended for display, but setting it at small point sizes, the thins might not hold up, spacing will most likely appear too tight, and overall readability will begin to be compromised. " - https://creativepro.com/typetalk-good-looking-bodoni-at-any-size/ https://creativepro.com/typetalk-good-looking-bodoni-at-any-...

cafard 4y ago
A friend once heard Herman Zapf say that he had not intended Melior--or perhaps Optima--as a text font but a display font. Some of the audience, which consisted largely of people working in book design and production, was shocked. Edit: Actually, he probably said Palatino.

dang 4y ago

"Please don't complain about tangential annoyances—things like article or website formats, name collisions, or back-button breakage. They're too common to be interesting." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Stratoscope 4y ago
I agree with that general principle, of course. But I do enjoy tangential discussions when I can learn from them. In this case, parksy posted an interesting commentary on Bodoni. For a typeface enthusiast like me, this may be more interesting than the original topic!

nashadelic 4y ago

On iOS I just use reader view by either tapping the left side of the address bar and choosing it or tapping and holding on it.

civilized 4y ago
I can sometimes get something similar on Android but didn't see it pop up in this case.