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    147 points nalaginrut | 28 comments | | HN request time: 1.043s | source | bottom
    1. packetlost ◴[] No.42194716[source]
    Oh wow I wish that font was even remotely readable
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    2. evanjrowley ◴[] No.42194747[source]
    The code font is more readable than the rest of the website: https://artanis.dev/scheme.html
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    3. pmontra ◴[] No.42194979[source]
    I've got a dot matrix printer somewhere in a box that could reprint that site with all the dot lines, if I manage to find it and connect to a computer. I can't remember if it has a serial or parallel port.
    4. rcleveng ◴[] No.42194995[source]
    Agree, had to pop this into chrome devtools to get through the page:

    let newStyle = document.createElement('style'); newStyle.innerHTML = 'body { font-family: "Verdana"; background-color: #eee}'; document.head.appendChild(newStyle);

    5. exhilaration ◴[] No.42195059[source]
    Yes the crazy sci-fi font is hard to read, but I have to give them props for being unique. I even like the grammatical mistakes, it's so different than the ultra-polished stuff we usually see here. This project has personality!
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    6. sourcepluck ◴[] No.42195265[source]
    Oh, I thought it was quite fun, and still found it easily readable
    7. sigio ◴[] No.42195497[source]
    Good thing there's reader mode, with a nice and large default system font
    8. ape4 ◴[] No.42195578[source]
    Dot matrix printer that's low in ink
    9. initramfs ◴[] No.42195961[source]
    it would be slightly better if it were black background and green ink
    10. graemep ◴[] No.42195979[source]
    That is horrible.

    I did not see it at first as I had JS off. Once I allowed JS the font loaded and .. yuck.

    11. dismalaf ◴[] No.42195991[source]
    Barely. It's extremely annoying that a left parenthesis looks like a capital C.
    12. systems ◴[] No.42196297[source]
    for me zooming out to 67% worked fine
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    13. accrual ◴[] No.42196715[source]
    Looks amazing with JS turned off!
    14. zelphirkalt ◴[] No.42196795[source]
    I don't see any unreadable parts and found it very readable. I guess yet again saved by not downloading random web fonts onto my machine or not running random JS. Yay! Blocking unnecessary traffic for the win!
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    15. vvillena ◴[] No.42197026[source]
    It's definitely a design non-conforming with the current customs, but it's also a fine choice for this type of project. It feels like bland minimalist design has become so prevalent that people are horrified by any deviation from the expected norm. Not everything has to be designed for maximum contrast and readability, sometimes projects require a bit of flair.
    16. metadat ◴[] No.42197427[source]
    If you zoom in it's pretty cool how each letter is a matrix of squares, but agreed - very challenging and distracting to try and read when the end result looks interlaced.
    17. slater ◴[] No.42197530[source]
    I know we're not supposed to go off on website stuff (per guidelines: "Please don't complain about tangential annoyances—e.g. article or website formats, name collisions, or back-button breakage") but jfc who thought this design was even remotely a good idea?
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    18. einpoklum ◴[] No.42197589[source]
    At first I thought Artanis was a new font! And even reading the text I couldn't shake the impression that they were offering me this weird font with each character cut up by horizontal lines.

    When I zoomed in it looks kind of cute. Maybe I should download the Artanis font after all.

    19. mindcrime ◴[] No.42197664[source]
    Somebody who doesn't want the same bland, boring, homogenized look that every other website in the world is using?

    Personally I like a site that shows a bit of personality. It's quirky, but for an open source web framework written in Guile, it looks about perfect to me.

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    20. AceJohnny2 ◴[] No.42197976[source]
    "You have personality. That's not necessarily a good personality, but you have some!"
    21. viraptor ◴[] No.42198061{3}[source]
    I agree and it's a fun look. If anyone actually can't read it, the reader mode button is available and works just fine.
    22. realo ◴[] No.42198239[source]
    It looks like the DUNE font:

    https://www.dafont.com/dune-rise.font

    23. rietta ◴[] No.42198329[source]
    Scheme! Now that is some code I have not seen in a long time.
    24. UncleOxidant ◴[] No.42198381[source]
    Oh, that's terrible. There's a reason we don't have dot matrix printers anymore.
    25. marci ◴[] No.42198685[source]
    Strangely true.
    26. evilduck ◴[] No.42199009[source]
    The code font is somewhat more readable but the syntax highlighting color choices then shoot that marginal improvement right in the foot.
    27. DiggyJohnson ◴[] No.42205033[source]
    This complaint killed fun web design. Just use reader mode.
    28. lsferreira42 ◴[] No.42218658[source]
    Came here to say that, this is the first time that i had to put full attention so i can barely read that page