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I'm having a really difficult time reading the text on the website without zooming in and ruining the design. Am I just getting old faster or does anyone else t

by jc4p 15y ago

I'm having a really difficult time reading the text on the website without zooming in and ruining the design. Am I just getting old faster or does anyone else think the text is small? Other notes: > Quick ‘n easy “Getting Started” guide — devs don’t want to read thru all that documentation! Really wish the real spelling of through was used there. For some reason when I read > Favorite selects from freelance work (flickr) I thought clicking the images would take me to the big version of them on Flickr, like the instagram pictures them of them do, rather than taking me to the respective freelance client's website. Overall: Beautiful design and great application that shows the creator really follows the company they're trying to score a gig at. The only thing I would change (other than making everything bigger for my bad eyes) would be removing the "available for freelance work" text at the very bottom of the application. P.S. Funny to run in on a person I've heard of on here (wesleyzhao), I went to Sammamish, how was your time at Interlake? :)

untog 15y ago
Yeah, the orange header on the light blue text is borderline unreadable for me. The CSS says it's "font-weight: bold" but it isn't displaying like that- same weight as the body text. I'm using Chrome on Windows, if that matters. EDIT: A screenshot - http://imgur.com/KJPL4 http://imgur.com/KJPL4
- jc4p 15y ago
  I think Chrome on Windows has a problem with ClearType or something similar if I remember correctly. Here's what that same section looks like on Chrome for Mac, it looks nicer but it still pretty small font-size wise for my eyes: http://i.imgur.com/MxuVe.png http://i.imgur.com/MxuVe.png
- k-mcgrady 15y ago
  I'm using Safari on Mac and it looks good for me. I believe there are some problems with Chrome's font handling on Windows.
  - untog 15y ago
    Not disagreeing with that, but if you're applying for a job on the basis of your HTML/CSS skills then, well, you should probably have some kind of fallback there.
    - byalice 15y ago
      Point taken. Currently in class, let me run out and fix this.
cleverjake 15y ago
Looks fine for me, but I usually hear a similar complaint from people who have +23" screens. What sort of setup are you using?
- jc4p 15y ago
  15" display at 1680x1050. This is what the page I was having the hardest time looks like: http://i.imgur.com/aqtgT.png http://i.imgur.com/aqtgT.png
  - byalice 15y ago
    Hmmmm thanks for the screenshot - let me try upping the font-size a little bit. (I'm the creator of this page, Wesley was nice enough to post it! haha)
    - jc4p 15y ago
      Great job overall though, it's definitely one of the better website-as-cover-letter-thingies I've seen in a while, specially now that they're getting pretty popular.
      - byalice 15y ago
        Thanks! Are there any other great ones that you've noticed in the past? I've seen a few pop up here and there. (unrelated but sort of related note: I was in Seattle/Redmond this past summer! Loved the location)
        jc4p 15y ago
        This is the only successful one I know of off the top of my head: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3557941 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3557941 The location's fantastic! I'm currently in upstate New York and freezing.
- dkersten 15y ago
  I'm having a hard time reading it too. My eyesight is not the best and I have a hard time reading this on my 21" monitor. I don't think its just the size though, I think the blue background obscures the text for me too, though I can read it fine just a little zoomed in without affecting the design too much. Having said that, it does look very pretty.
wesleyzhao 15y ago
Another Bellevue person on HN? Rare occurence. Email me! wesley.zhao@gmail.com
pbhjpbhj 15y ago
>does anyone else think the text is small? // That's how you know they're a "designer" isn't it!?
- marknutter 15y ago
  What a strange misconception you have..
upthedale 15y ago
I wish all designers would read this regarding the size of body text: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/10/07/16-pixels-body-copy-anything-less-costly-mistake/ http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/10/07/16-pixels-body-co... It argues that body text should be at least 16 pixels in size. Unfortunately 'normal' sized text isn't trendy. I hope one day it will be.

by jc4p 15y ago

untog 15y ago

Yeah, the orange header on the light blue text is borderline unreadable for me. The CSS says it's "font-weight: bold" but it isn't displaying like that- same weight as the body text. I'm using Chrome on Windows, if that matters. EDIT: A screenshot - http://imgur.com/KJPL4 http://imgur.com/KJPL4

jc4p 15y ago
I think Chrome on Windows has a problem with ClearType or something similar if I remember correctly. Here's what that same section looks like on Chrome for Mac, it looks nicer but it still pretty small font-size wise for my eyes: http://i.imgur.com/MxuVe.png http://i.imgur.com/MxuVe.png
k-mcgrady 15y ago
I'm using Safari on Mac and it looks good for me. I believe there are some problems with Chrome's font handling on Windows.
- untog 15y ago
  Not disagreeing with that, but if you're applying for a job on the basis of your HTML/CSS skills then, well, you should probably have some kind of fallback there.
  - byalice 15y ago
    Point taken. Currently in class, let me run out and fix this.

cleverjake 15y ago

Looks fine for me, but I usually hear a similar complaint from people who have +23" screens. What sort of setup are you using?

jc4p 15y ago
15" display at 1680x1050. This is what the page I was having the hardest time looks like: http://i.imgur.com/aqtgT.png http://i.imgur.com/aqtgT.png
- byalice 15y ago
  Hmmmm thanks for the screenshot - let me try upping the font-size a little bit. (I'm the creator of this page, Wesley was nice enough to post it! haha)
  - jc4p 15y ago
    Great job overall though, it's definitely one of the better website-as-cover-letter-thingies I've seen in a while, specially now that they're getting pretty popular.
    - byalice 15y ago
      Thanks! Are there any other great ones that you've noticed in the past? I've seen a few pop up here and there. (unrelated but sort of related note: I was in Seattle/Redmond this past summer! Loved the location)
      - jc4p 15y ago
        This is the only successful one I know of off the top of my head: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3557941 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3557941 The location's fantastic! I'm currently in upstate New York and freezing.
dkersten 15y ago
I'm having a hard time reading it too. My eyesight is not the best and I have a hard time reading this on my 21" monitor. I don't think its just the size though, I think the blue background obscures the text for me too, though I can read it fine just a little zoomed in without affecting the design too much. Having said that, it does look very pretty.

wesleyzhao 15y ago

Another Bellevue person on HN? Rare occurence. Email me! wesley.zhao@gmail.com

pbhjpbhj 15y ago

>does anyone else think the text is small? // That's how you know they're a "designer" isn't it!?

marknutter 15y ago
What a strange misconception you have..

upthedale 15y ago

I wish all designers would read this regarding the size of body text: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/10/07/16-pixels-body-copy-anything-less-costly-mistake/ http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/10/07/16-pixels-body-co... It argues that body text should be at least 16 pixels in size. Unfortunately 'normal' sized text isn't trendy. I hope one day it will be.