Here is a scan, in actual size, of two pages from a user guide that came with a speaker we purchased this week:

Less isn’t always more, particularly when it comes to the size of the typeface.
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by ellis on Thursday, 22 July, 2010 · 4 comments




(No Ratings Yet)Here is a scan, in actual size, of two pages from a user guide that came with a speaker we purchased this week:

Less isn’t always more, particularly when it comes to the size of the typeface.
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LOL. Did the product’s list of prerequisites have 20-20 vision and a magnifying glass?
That’s funny! I think they misunderstood the concept of minimalism.
This is far from unusual. I’ve seen whole video screen capture tutorials reduced in size like this, and that from big name companies.
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