Comment on Marco Rubio bans Calibri font at State Department for being too DEI

TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  The point of cursive is to be able to write without picking up your pen as often. Some people make theirs fancy because not everyone’s a miserable bastard.

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  • TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    If you're doing it for yourself, fine. If you're writing for me, don't waste my time by making me have to decipher your custom scribble that's never consistent with anyone else's, unlike normal print.

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• Chozo@fedia.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Which is why we have serifs, so you can tell the difference between I and l.

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  • 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    It also helps eye to follow the line and therefore makes reading easier. It is almost as if typographers came up with it for a reason.

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  • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    But that’s a workaround, not a fix.

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• snek_boi@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I agree with you and think it’s worthwhile to critically evaluate fonts.

  So what happens if we evaluate cursive font? Well, for most people, loopy cursive is hard to read.

  To understand why loopy cursive is problematic, here’s an excerpt from two experts on handwriting:

  Conventional looped cursive has not held up to modern life and is being abandoned by most adults, because

  • Its decorative loops and excessive joins obscure visual cues,
  • It loses legibility when written quickly,
  • It doesn’t reflect the writing we see in type or on screen, and
  • 100% joined writing is typically slower and no more legible than writing that joins most, but not all letters.

  So loopy cursive sucks, but does that mean that we should straight up ditch cursive altogether? Are there fonts that are quick to write and legible? Turns out, those same experts built a handwriting system, the Getty-Dubay system. Their writing system does not seek to “look pretty and fancy-pants” (to quote you). Instead, their writing system tries to “communicate clearly” (to quote you again). They built something logical and pragmatic.

  How can you be sure of what I’m saying? Well, you be the judge!

  Here’s a picture of the Getty-Dubay fonts, both print and cursive: Image

  Here’s a comparison of different cursive fonts: Image

  If you want more information, here’s a resource you can check out: handwritingsuccess.com/why-cursive/

  So yeah, the way I see it, loopy cursive is hell, and italic-based cursive is the best of both worlds: fast to write and easy to read.

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  • HeerlijkeDrop@thebrainbin.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    This is cool! However, this comparison is unfair, as Getty-Dubay is the only one not using a variable thickness

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    • snek_boi@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Thanks for pointing that out. Indeed the goal is to make a fair comparison. Here’s a better image:

      Image

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• demonsword@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  go monospace or go bust

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