iPad Article on state of typography on the iPad

WillAdams · 04-21-2010, 07:48 AM

Interesting overview on some of the typographical infelicities on the iPad:

http://fontfeed.com/archives/ipad-typography

although many of them apply to any sort of e-reader format which doesn't hard-code linebreaks &c. to a specific page size (i.e., pretty much anything other than .pdf)

William

tyche · 04-21-2010, 01:26 PM

A lot of very valid issues. I wonder if they will ever get resolved. I would think it would take a huge focus on ebooks and e-reader competition and so far I get the feeling Apple is just throwing up a trial balloon with its iBooks offering.

David Munch · 04-21-2010, 02:24 PM

Nice article!

jswinden · 04-21-2010, 04:14 PM

Considering Apple helped to pioneer desktop publishing back in the 1980s with the original Macs, I must say they seem to have lossed touch with the publishing world. And that includes consumers who read what the publishing world publishes. I lost interest in Apple after they turned their corporate back on publishing and a lot of the creative parts of computing and started emphasizing music, video, and other pre-packaged DRMed merchandise.

Sonist · 04-21-2010, 05:45 PM

Steve Jobs has stated in the past that nobody reads anymore.

And since he is always right, there is no need for typography on the iPad.

Just like with porn, I suppose we'll have to buy an Android for typography....

04-21-2010, 07:48 AM	#1
WillAdams Wizard Posts: 1,234 Karma: 3350652 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (300ppi), Samsung Galaxy Book 12	Article on state of typography on the iPad Interesting overview on some of the typographical infelicities on the iPad: http://fontfeed.com/archives/ipad-typography although many of them apply to any sort of e-reader format which doesn't hard-code linebreaks &c. to a specific page size (i.e., pretty much anything other than .pdf) William

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tyche Addict Posts: 227 Karma: 2530 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: PRS-505, iPad	A lot of very valid issues. I wonder if they will ever get resolved. I would think it would take a huge focus on ebooks and e-reader competition and so far I get the feeling Apple is just throwing up a trial balloon with its iBooks offering.

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David Munch Scholar Posts: 1,008 Karma: 3999312 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kobo Libra H2O + iPad Air 4	Nice article!

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jswinden Nameless Being	Considering Apple helped to pioneer desktop publishing back in the 1980s with the original Macs, I must say they seem to have lossed touch with the publishing world. And that includes consumers who read what the publishing world publishes. I lost interest in Apple after they turned their corporate back on publishing and a lot of the creative parts of computing and started emphasizing music, video, and other pre-packaged DRMed merchandise.

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Sonist Apeist Posts: 2,126 Karma: 381090 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The sunny part of California Device: Generic virtual reality story-experiential device	Steve Jobs has stated in the past that nobody reads anymore. And since he is always right, there is no need for typography on the iPad. Just like with porn, I suppose we'll have to buy an Android for typography....