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Care to tell us how old your are? It might just be what you're culturally accustomed to. Just like blackletter or half-uncials look weird to almost anyone nowad
by mhd 14y ago
Care to tell us how old your are? It might just be what you're culturally accustomed to. Just like blackletter or half-uncials look weird to almost anyone nowadays.
For me it's basically the other way around, I find almost any sans-serif (and most slab serifs) to be esthetically unpleasing. It's like reading a book set in highway/emergency signage. Don't even get me started about Helvetica... (And I'm not even that old - 34. Maybe I never should've read that Tschichold book)
- osener 14y agoOh, sorry didn't mean to leave that out. I'm 22 years old, I recently started using glasses for myopia (it didn't affect my preference regarding text) and I don't have astigmatism. I agree with you on the aesthetics of serifs, I prefer it when I'm admiring how beautiful a piece of paper looks but when I'm reading I find them illegible. Same goes with cursive, although I can read it just fine I hate every minute of it. I also don't have a nice handwriting (don't know if these tell you something). It is funny how aesthetic choices differ. I unintentionally associate serif fonts with infographics, ads etc. that I find overdesigned and not my preferred ways to get information efficiently.