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ray_vyesterday at 1:43 AM6 repliesview on HN

If I ever encounter, and need to read a webpage with arbitrarily sized and placed grids of text, please somebody just shoot me. https://webkit.org/wp-content/uploads/Grid-Lanes-newspaper-d...


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satvikpendemyesterday at 7:23 AM

Never read a newspaper?

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jlaternmanyesterday at 2:34 AM

I think this looks great too. Finally replicating the efficiency of newspaper layouts. No enforced symmetry, just content in an optimal space. I want.

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meeslesyesterday at 5:09 AM

I agree, this seems to violate some of the most fundamental concepts of design like least-surprise and using grouping + alignment to give context to readers.

2cynykylyesterday at 2:15 AM

Funny, I think that looks gorgeous!

65yesterday at 4:37 AM

NYTimes.com comes to mind...

arewethereyetayesterday at 1:52 AM

what's your problem?