On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:43:28 -0500 Jack Norton <j...@0x6a.com> wrote:
> Jason Catena wrote: > > A quick edit frees acme from its "heavy grid prison", a la Tufte. > > https://dl.getdropbox.com/u/502901/acmenogrid.jpg > > > > Jason Catena > > > > > How about no grid whatsoever (while you're at it)? There is plenty of > contrast there to forego any kind of hard devisions. > > However, I end up with the same conclusion: why? Is the 'grid' that > distracting? To provide an additional perspective, I don't think the grid bothers me directly, but something about acme irritates me so much I strongly avoid acme for anything creative and generally loathe starting it up even though I appreciate it's great technical qualities and excelent interface _ideas_. I thought my problem was with the tag text, but Jason's screenshot made me think again. Maybe my problem is with how the tag text interacts with the grid and I could get away with just removing the thick black bars, or maybe I should try the Times font. I think the former more likely. -- Ethan Grammatikidis Those who are slower at parsing information must necessarily be faster at problem-solving.
