Comments on: Browser anti-aliasing: do you design your comps using bitmapped text? http://www.combustingboy.com/2009/04/26/browser-anti-aliasing-do-you-design-your-comps-using-bitmapped-text/ 26 year old from Massachusetts Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:48:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Forrest Frazier http://www.combustingboy.com/2009/04/26/browser-anti-aliasing-do-you-design-your-comps-using-bitmapped-text/comment-page-1/#comment-1677 Forrest Frazier Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:34:15 +0000 http://www.combustingboy.com/?p=96#comment-1677 The crux of your argument lies at "those two type-faces do not look good at small sizes" and I couldn't agree more. That is why I am trying to get away from using small type on sites. I know I'm bucking the trend but it's time for everyone to be able to easily read content regardless of the font chosen (assuming its a readable font in the first place). The crux of your argument lies at “those two type-faces do not look good at small sizes” and I couldn’t agree more. That is why I am trying to get away from using small type on sites. I know I’m bucking the trend but it’s time for everyone to be able to easily read content regardless of the font chosen (assuming its a readable font in the first place).

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My goal is to show your design in the best way possible. If you’re going to hold back your machine with pixelated fonts, things will still render and be readable (especially due to my love of large fonts), but everything will probably look — well — chunky.

]]> By: Marcel http://www.combustingboy.com/2009/04/26/browser-anti-aliasing-do-you-design-your-comps-using-bitmapped-text/comment-page-1/#comment-1674 Marcel Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:15:17 +0000 http://www.combustingboy.com/?p=96#comment-1674 We haven't discussed it yet, but I think we'll go anti-aliased. It looks better and more people will ultimately be going that route. We haven’t discussed it yet, but I think we’ll go anti-aliased. It looks better and more people will ultimately be going that route.

]]> By: Dan Peters http://www.combustingboy.com/2009/04/26/browser-anti-aliasing-do-you-design-your-comps-using-bitmapped-text/comment-page-1/#comment-1673 Dan Peters Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:12:00 +0000 http://www.combustingboy.com/?p=96#comment-1673 Great article Marcel, we've also had similar discussions around which to include in design comps. Where did you guys end up? Great article Marcel, we’ve also had similar discussions around which to include in design comps. Where did you guys end up?

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