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a1o on Dec 3, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why do everyone's logo fonts look the same? (2020)

I think we all used Times New Roman for writing in 800x600 desktop CRTs with 15" curved displays and could read just fine.

dylan604 on Dec 3, 2023 | [–]

And they had pixels the size of fingernails. Being able to see the pixels was not something that helped in the reading of anything

marginalia_nu on Dec 3, 2023 | [–]

15" CRTs were physically significantly larger than anything mobile today.

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