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203 points avinassh | 1 comments | 03 Sep 25 18:41 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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behnamoh ◴[03 Sep 25 19:28 UTC] No.45119571[source]▶
Is it just me who finds the serif font used in this website too narrow and hard on the eyes, even on Retina displays?
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CGMthrowaway ◴[03 Sep 25 19:40 UTC] No.45119660[source]▶
This style (fancy Georgia-like typeface on a cream background) was a big trend back in the 2010s, when this page was created.
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weego ◴[03 Sep 25 20:00 UTC] No.45119825[source]▶
And I really don't think it's aged that well. Large parts of defining what "good layout" for text is relies on a societal consensus that their taste aligns with it, and I think we've moved on.
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1. imiric ◴[03 Sep 25 21:06 UTC] No.45120421[source]▶
I'm not so sure.

Design trends are cyclical, but clean and simple design can be timeless. E.g. Helvetica, Braun, etc.

This uses a classical serif font with minimal formatting and colors. It is inspired by a simple book layout, which wouldn't look out of place in any classy publication today, from a hundred years ago, and likely a hundred years from now.

There's not much here that can "age", or that we can move on from.