I was surprised by some very odd typographic choices in Tufte’s new book. Halfway through, he explains: “Systematic regularity of text paragraphs is universally inconvenient for readers… Idiosyncratic paragraphs assist memory and retrieval” A fascinating idea—I’m not sure!
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This thinking reminds me of something my brother studies:
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Sometimes making things harder makes them... easier.
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And if you’re interested in someone doing what Tufte is doing but taking it to 11... I give you: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_
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