I did not expect the website to look the way it does based on your comment. I was expecting ad ridden bloatware but its basically damn near perfect the way it is.
I truly don't understand why people struggle with using widescreen formats. Why do margins in ux creep ever larger? Is there a reason?
I assume its some waffling about "comfort" and "readability" as though comic sans in 64pt font would be the ideal website.
but seriously though, its interesting. I've never felt text in the same format one might find in a book bothered me personally, but clearly it bothers other people. I don't doubt that user research or business models prove the ux designers right.
I tried unsuccessfully to find a date for this essay, it must be at least from 2018 or earlier since that is Barlow's year of death.
1995 I believe;
Posted again here: https://www.utne.com/community/isthereathereincyberspace/
Just a reminder that Reader mode exists in case the font/window width makes this unreadble for you.
(Button over on the right in address bar, at least in recent versions of Brave (chromium).)
I did not expect the website to look the way it does based on your comment. I was expecting ad ridden bloatware but its basically damn near perfect the way it is.
I truly don't understand why people struggle with using widescreen formats. Why do margins in ux creep ever larger? Is there a reason?
I assume its some waffling about "comfort" and "readability" as though comic sans in 64pt font would be the ideal website.
but seriously though, its interesting. I've never felt text in the same format one might find in a book bothered me personally, but clearly it bothers other people. I don't doubt that user research or business models prove the ux designers right.