Off-topic, but it would be nice if the blog didn't use 24-pixel body type, so that I could see more than a handful of lines at a time on my laptop.
I've never seen a book with 24-point body type, except possibly for the visually impaired or 3-year-olds. Heck, most headings aren't even 24 point. What is it with this blog trend of gargantuan type, which seems increasingly common? It's totally out of proportion with the rest of anyone's OS and computer interface, and all the common sites. I'm really getting tired of having to zoom out to an insane 50% level just to make things legible again.
Off-topic: You'll be disappointed to learn that I also use an 18-pt font in my editor. I happen to like big readable text, maybe something to do with my age and my prescription being -5.5.
This preference could also depend on the font and what's rendering it; on my Thunderbolt Display, while "18pt" Consolas renders at less than 7 points wide using OS X defaults, Windows 8, using defaults for the same display, renders the same font at around 8.5 points wide by default, and Myriad Pro's "M" at nearly 13 points wide. Since 13/7 is approximately 18/10, your respective preferences may not be as different as you think.
I've never seen a book with 24-point body type, except possibly for the visually impaired or 3-year-olds. Heck, most headings aren't even 24 point. What is it with this blog trend of gargantuan type, which seems increasingly common? It's totally out of proportion with the rest of anyone's OS and computer interface, and all the common sites. I'm really getting tired of having to zoom out to an insane 50% level just to make things legible again.