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H. G. Muller wrote on Mon, Oct 2, 2017 03:38 PM UTC:

I took a look at this page on my 14.1 inch laptop with a 1280px-wide screen, and I saw nothing at all that was wrecked. I haven't the slightest clue what you think is wrecked on this page.

That is probably because at 1280 px you don't have a left side bar, eating away the available space, right?

That's just your opinion. I take it with a grain of salt, since I know we don't always agree on matters of aesthetics. If you don't like it, you could propose something that works better.

If you think this is just a matter of taste, and that your taste is as good as any other, and thus should prevail, it should at least set you thinking why newspapers are not using fonts for their head lines. Using different typeface in one document is bad parctice to begin with.Just use the same typeface as the main text. Preferably Times New Roman or Arial (or a look-alike).

It is bigger by design. I don't have the design goal of cramming as much text as I can on the screen. I have the design goal of creating a comfortable reading experience and enhancing legibility. I have taken advice from the page TYPOGRAPHY IN TEN MINUTES. My line length is still longer than what that page recommends, and I don't take seriously the idea to buy a professional font (which seems a bit too self-promotional), but I'm otherwise following the advice from this page.

OK, so the side is wrecked by design, that is a big consolation. Note that far more than half what you read on the internet is utter bollocks.If someone claims that following his 10-min advice makes you "better than 70% of all professional designers" that should ring a lot of alarm bells.Man, does that document look UGLY.