[Dean's World] Andrew Cory: New Slate of Design

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Posted by Andrew Cory:
New Slate of Design
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1151555903.shtml


   Man, is it [1]ugly. Try this: on Firefox hit [Ctrl]+[+]. Now do it
   again. Thatâs how me and my week eyes habitually read webpages. Now,
   look at how Slate handles that. ugly. Itâs not as if Slateâs new font
   were so big that it doesnât need being made bigger, either...

   Also, I donât know what it is about this mix of colors, but they are
   unappealing together. I hate white text on any backgroundâSlateâs
   frequent use of it is jarring. The new âlook-ma-no-round-edgesâ seems
   like something fresh from 1997. Also: Iâve got a 19 inch monitor.
   Slate is using only about 12 inches of itâwhen maximized. Iâd hate to
   think what sort of one-word-per-column mess Iâd get if I made the
   window any smaller...

   Perhaps this is a retro look designed to remind readers of their
   founding a decade ago? If so, switch it back...

References

   1. http://www.slate.com/