[thelist] designed challenged (why do small fonts look 'cooler'? Because they pixelize)

[Charles Wilson (h)]

The reason small text is 'cooler' is this: Pixelization.

Fonts such as Arial or Verdana sized at 10pt. Pixelizes- creating a chunky effect on the rounding of
characters. Since current design still likes the idea of going back to the old days of chunky,
small, console- like text, it is cool.


-charles
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Van Dijck" <peter at vardus.com>
> OK, so why is it that small text just looks so much cooler than large text,
> even though it's often less usable?
> Being design-challenged, I just don't get that. But it's true. But I don't
> get it. Help?
> Peter