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While we're wishing, let's bring back serifs. I, for one, would like to be able to tell the difference between AI and Al without context clues, and using an inherently lossy font is the opposite of "readability".
I got criticism on my blog for using a serif font but those people are just … wrong. Serif fonts are just better for reading at all font sizes.
While we're wishing, let's bring back serifs. I, for one, would like to be able to tell the difference between AI and Al without context clues, and using an inherently lossy font is the opposite of "readability".
For an opposing view, https://ianstormtaylor.com/design-tip-never-use-black/
While we're wishing, let's bring back serifs. I, for one, would like to be able to tell the difference between AI and Al without context clues, and using an inherently lossy font is the opposite of "readability".
Just stick to ensuring WCAG 2 AA rating. If your awesome design isn’t AA there better be a good reason. If it is, everything’s fine.
While we're wishing, let's bring back serifs. I, for one, would like to be able to tell the difference between AI and Al without context clues, and using an inherently lossy font is the opposite of "readability".
This Al fellow seems to have gotten up to all sorts of trouble! Probably because he keeps hallucinating.
The article could have been more useful if its point was just 'use sufficient contrast'. As it is, the article is overly prescriptive, and feels like trying too hard to be sensational or cute.
Maximum readability for humans is black text on light grey. Contrast is not the only thing that matters.
For an opposing view, https://ianstormtaylor.com/design-tip-never-use-black/
But the author of that page is not concerned with readability or accessibility. He just wants things to look cool and design-y. One piece of supporting evidence he cites is some random photo he took that doesn't contain #000000 black. That doesn't mean anything, it could be that it's over-exposed, or has poor contrast, or had some silly filter applied. This leads me to think that the author of that page doesn't know…
Dark/charcoal grey is better than pure black for text. But it's still dark enough that most people would call it black.
The problem is contrast , really. Some color combos are terrible, and you also have issues with color-blindness (which is why gray is used a lot). Gray text, against a gray background, can suck. I’m getting on in years, and low-contrast text affects me a lot more, these days, than it used to.
Next time we'll ship your Mac. No, we won't give you a new one.