New Look YM.... the FONT of all trouble

[TiggerToo]

Is it only me*?

I find the font used for normal text on the "new look" to be too small...

CAN ANYTHING BE DONE ABOUT?


* if yes, then I need to go to SpecSavers

 

[jac]

Not only you. I have good eyesight having had laser surgery a few years ago. I don't need glasses for anything.

Font size 2 in the magazine was a bit of a struggle - come on YM - give us a chance!!!

Current content with last months font size and I would say the best mag in years ( or decades actually)

 

[PeterHoare]

Definitely not just you.

I do need glasses at all times, but my prescription is up to date and although the font is clear and (thank goodness) mostly black on white unlike some magazines I did find it very difficult to read without eyestrain or using a magnifying glass.

 

[Mr Cassandra]

Yep, how can they get something as fundamental as this wrong, looks like they have sacked the wrong staff

 

[[70521]]

Yep, how can they get something as fundamental as this wrong, looks like they have sacked the wrong staff

They will use less ink and paper thus saving on printing costs

 

[mjcoon]

They will use less ink and paper thus saving on printing costs

Theo has already said it will change for the next issue. Hopefully also not against dark backgrounds which have made it even worse for some texts.

But I don't understand people who have said they prefer sans-serif. The conventional wisdom is that sans is inferior for continuous text but OK for distinguishing short sections...

Mike.

 

[sarabande]

Look for next month's edition which will come with a FREE GIFT of plastic fresnel lens suitable to aid those with restricted vision. Can be used on charts as well.


(Well it's an idea, isn't it, Elaine ?)

 

[westhinder]

I am having the same problem, so I am glad they will do something about it. It is a pretty basic thing to get wrong, so one wonders how they did it. Professional? Seems not.
And I will add my name to the requests not to use black letters on a dark background, or white letters on a light background.
If they want to keep the existing readership and hope to win a few more, they had better avoid such mistakes.
What I have managed to read so far is ok, except for the article on singlehanding, which is very poor imho.

 

[Hydrozoan]

Theo has already said it will change for the next issue. Hopefully also not against dark backgrounds which have made it even worse for some texts.

But I don't understand people who have said they prefer sans-serif. The conventional wisdom is that sans is inferior for continuous text but OK for distinguishing short sections...

Mike.

Sans is argued by some to be more readable in small font sizes even in print, however.

 

[TiggerToo]

They will use less ink and paper thus saving on printing costs

I blame BXT... (maybe this thread will now be moved to the Lounge subsection )

Seriously, good to know they might be doing something about it. I also thought the content really interesting....

 

[[70521]]

Look for next month's edition which will come with a FREE GIFT of plastic fresnel lens suitable to aid those with restricted vision. Can be used on charts as well.

Drat I already have my late mother's magnifying glass, with light, on-board for chart work!

 

[jac]

Seriously, good to know they might be doing something about it. I also thought the content really interesting....

Content was top notch. Can't remember when it was last that good.

 

[weustace]

Current content with last months font size and I would say the best mag in years ( or decades actually)

I agree: a job very well done, and I like the new format. Didn't have any issues with the font size myself, per se but I did think it a little small...

 

[pvb]

Was the art director tasked with keeping the page count below a certain number? That could explain a small font size.

 

[jac]

Was the art director tasked with keeping the page count below a certain number? That could explain a small font size.

I wondered that but would a few extra pages really have cost so much extra?

 

[pvb]

I wondered that but would a few extra pages really have cost so much extra?

Well, I imagine there must be a budget, which would be based on a page count. And remember you can't just add one or two pages, you may need to add them in multiples of 8 or 16.

 

[Mister Rhino]

Content was top notch. Can't remember when it was last that good.

Really, we must have been reading different magazines.

However, I do like the new boat review game. of guessing what the lawyers will not let us say.

 

[snooks]

The fonts are bigger then n the Feb issue. It was a point the editorial team raised during the redesign, but until you see the printed page, and put it out there, it's the only way YM will know what its readers think.

This, of course, is one advantage of reading the digital issue.

However, as I said at the top, it's bigger In the next issue :0)

 

[LittleSister]

It was a point the editorial team raised during the redesign, but until you see the printed page, and put it out there, it's the only way YM will know what its readers think.

Sounds like a case of the familiar scenario of beancounters not wanting to believe the advice of the professional experts. The editorial team can now say (though probably only to themselves) 'we told you so!'.

 

[westhinder]

The fonts are bigger then n the Feb issue. It was a point the editorial team raised during the redesign, but until you see the printed page, and put it out there, it's the only way YM will know what its readers think.

This, of course, is one advantage of reading the digital issue.

However, as I said at the top, it's bigger In the next issue :0)

Is this really the case I wonder?
As far as I have noticed, it is still the same tiny font. That makes It very unattractive to read and does a big disservice to all who do their best to improve the content. I see the improvements in content, but reading the magazine is more of a struggle than an enjoyment.