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I switched my phone to Times New Roman (lemmy.ml)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
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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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[–] 26 points 8 months ago

Honestly? No.

It looks like the first own design my son would come up after a one week course of web design.

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    [–] 21 points 8 months ago

    I think it makes it look like a cheap drop-shipped device from China, but if it improves readability for you then go for it!

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    [–] 18 points 8 months ago

    I switched my phone to wingdings. It's horrible

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    [–] 16 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    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

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 8 months ago* (3 children)

    Haha, I just remembered how many people find my visual taste to be ugly.

    People felt similar about my GTK theme:

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    • [–] [S] 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

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

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

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

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    • [–] 20 points 8 months ago

    This has to be rage bait.

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    [–] 5 points 8 months ago

    It looks like you corrupted your fonts so it loaded times new Roman as the default

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    [–] 4 points 8 months ago (1 child)

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

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    • [–] 6 points 8 months ago

    TIHI

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    [–] 3 points 8 months ago

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

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