[teampractices] 2 interesting articles about design

[Max Binder]

(I've also read that if you *must* use Times New Roman look, use Georgia
instead. Personally, I try to avoid anything that makes me look like I'm
using Outlook to check my Gmail :)

On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 12:06 PM, Max Binder <mbinder at wikimedia.org> wrote:

> Interesting. I've always read that Sans Serif was better for screens, and
> Serif was better for paper, but I'd buy that that was based on old-screen
> protocol. The real question is, do you want to be *that person* who has
> the funky font in Gmail? (I also wonder what the benefit is if the default
> is Sans Serif and there are only a small percentage of folks using an
> alternative font. Is it disruptive?)
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 10:28 AM, Joel Aufrecht <jaufrecht at wikimedia.org>
> wrote:
>
>> tl;dr from 2.: In GMail, click on *Gear Icon* > *Settings* > *General* > *Default
>> Text Style* and change to Georgia.
>>
>>
>>
>> *-- Joel Aufrecht*
>> Team Practices Group
>> Wikimedia Foundation
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 10:15 AM, Grace Gellerman <
>> ggellerman at wikimedia.org> wrote:
>>
>>> 1. ​Charming story about constraints, product requirements, making
>>> visible that which would otherwise be invisible, and the role of design:
>>>
>>> http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20160804-why-are-trains-seats
>>> -so-hideous?utm_source=digg&utm_medium=twitter
>>>
>>> 2. Recognizing context and the value of design in improving the
>>> sustainable pace of work by reducing the waste of fatigue, improving speed
>>> of recognition, and designing for humans:
>>>
>>> http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-27/your-e-mai
>>> l-font-is-ruining-your-life
>>>
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