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Alice Romero

Alice Romero

Designer-turned-developer; writes about typography, UX, and reading on screens.

Posts by Alice Romero · 4 posts

  1. Typography 101 for site builders

    ·1 min read

    A short opinionated guide to picking type, sizing it, and not embarrassing yourself.

  2. Reading on screens, part 3: long-form reading patterns

    ·4 min read

    People scan first and read second. The article that survives that first scan is the one that gets read. Eight design moves that survive the scan.

  3. Reading on screens, part 2: color, contrast, and dark mode

    ·3 min read

    WCAG ratios are a floor, not a ceiling. Why "pure black on pure white" fatigues your eye, and what to do instead.

  4. Reading on screens, part 1: display fundamentals

    ·3 min read

    Subpixel rendering, anti-aliasing, and hinting — the substrate every screen-typography decision rests on.