Age Intolerant Font
November 07, 2005
Yesterday's Observor carried a definition of a new noun - 'age intolerant font': "an 'under 40 font' is any typeface which strains and pains eyes by being too small (or fancy). Under-40 is not a reference to point-size, but to it being less readable in general for people over 40 years old, when focus range narrows and shifts towards distance vision.
Under 40 Fonts make people cross, cross-eyed or feel mortal. They are said to exacerbate spectacle sales and sideline the bulk of the population from cutting-edge culture..."
That was written by John Hind. How much are you betting that he's over 40?
Nothing wrong with that at all, in fact a friend commented not so long ago that 40th birthday parties are becoming the new 21st's - for her.