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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

I was surprised by how functional it is. I thought an analog, print-first font would look weird on an OLED screen, but it actually made the UI look more serious and it gets out of the way. I also found it's much easier for my brain to sight-read than the curvy Samsung font, funnily enough. I think it must be because I've encountered Times since childhood meaning the shapes of the words are burnt into my brain. Or perhaps it's the thick/thin parts of the letters being where my brain expects them to be.

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[-] MadnessForTsar@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

It's looks like my unfinished college work with that fonts

[-] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

To be truly authentic, the time should be in Roman numerals.

[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

You just renewed my appreciation for good font choices. Good font choices include many fonts in many contexts, but unless you're writing a college paper, times new Roman isn't one of them imo

[-] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

For those wondering, I also tried ~~Sans Forgettica~~ OpenDyslexic, the special font for people with dyslexia, and I still found Times easier to read.

[-] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 month ago

Isn't Sans Forgetica the opposite of a font for dyslexics?
As I understand it, it is supposed to make reading harder, not easier.

[-] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Ah youre right, I meant OpenDyslexic

[-] MurrayL@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah, it seems like it. The most common fonts intended to actually help dyslexics seem to be Dyslexie and OpenDyslexic, although I’ve also seen people say Comic Sans is good.

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