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Azbuka - CSS Typographical Base Rendering Library. Typetester – Compare fonts for the screen. Relative readability / Wilson Miner. Why go so big on type?

Relative readability / Wilson Miner

There's a short answer and a long answer. Greg asked a good question about the redesign in the comments on the last post. Why go so big on type? Could not the same effect be achieved with smaller sizes? My answer got long, so I figured I’d use it as an excuse to post again (twice in the same month, I know, shocking). The 100% Easy-2-Read Standard. By Oliver Reichenstein Most websites are crammed with small text that’s a pain to read.

The 100% Easy-2-Read Standard

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