Yes, I continually wonder why there is a continual war in some circles between the aesthetic and the practical, when they can be, should be and usually are equally important.
--Jayne --- In svg-developers@yahoogroups.com, "Domenico Strazzullo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And I encourage strongly anyone involved with digital production of > any kind to read Joe Clark's article. To those who haven't yet > discovered or understood, by the year 2007 of this modern age, that > aesthetics is a cardinal function of logic, it can give something > that is still cruelly missing or underestimated amongst the digital > indigens, a good insight. > > In the paragraph "Beauty vs. legibility" Joe Clark has some very > inspired lines. > > Domenico > > > --- In svg-developers@yahoogroups.com, "Domenico Strazzullo" > <nst@> wrote: > > > > Thanks, Jonathan, > > > > No, I haven't met Joe Clark, but I like him. What he writes > confirms > > the very first impressions I had: one, they used very low quality > jpg > > to show the font in the web page (wow!); two, I was immediately > > shocked by the cap B for some reason, and by the weight/letting > > ratio. All in all those people didn't know what they were doing, > > under a "scientific" cover. Joe Clark is absolutely right in his > > heavy criticism. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Domenico > > > > > > --- In svg-developers@yahoogroups.com, "~:'' ãããã¨ã�"ã > > ãã¾ããã" <j.chetwynd@> wrote: > > > > > > Domenico, > > > > > > you'll easily find out the RNIB chief officer commissioned or > > > developed the Tiresias as a screen font for people with poor > > vision. > > > however Joe Clark, whom you may have met has this to say: > > > http://screenfont.ca/fonts/today/Tiresias/debunk/ > > > > > > cheers > > > > > > Jonathan Chetwynd > > > Accessibility Consultant on Media Literacy and the Internet > > > > > > > > > > > > On 5 Dec 2007, at 20:56, Domenico Strazzullo wrote: > > > > > > --- In svg-developers@yahoogroups.com, "~:'' ãÂâã > > > âŠãÂ�'ã¨ãÂâ ãÂ"ãÂ�" > > > ãÂâã¾ãÂ�"ãŸãâ¬â" <j.chetwynd@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Domenico, > > > > > > > > It seems that the Tiresias font has recently been released GNU > > > > General Public License > > > > wonder if this was of interest for SVG. > > > > > > > > they were developed to be legible I believe > > > > > > which is what you would expect from a font:) I'll take a look. > > > > > > Domenico > > > > > > > > > > > regards > > > > > > > > Jonathan Chetwynd > > > > Accessibility Consultant on Media Literacy and the Internet > > > > > > > > http://www.tiresias.org/fonts/fonts_download.htm > > > > > > > > > > ----- To unsubscribe send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -or- visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my membership" ---- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
