> Does this eye twitch theory (sounds good to me) tie into the thinner fonts that 7 uses?
Not really. One is a tracking and focus issue, the other is that terminal ends (the tips of the letter) even though even, are rendered visually as getting smaller.
This is why newspapers use serifs, or fonts where the tips broaden. Simple, and known by the Greeks and Chinese. One may be artistic, but not serrifed fonts are tiring to the eye, and may put you to sleep (a wild guess on my part, as I fall asleep easily when I try to read for long periods fonts that are linear in their strokes.
This is why newspapers use serifs, or fonts where the tips broaden. Simple, and known by the Greeks and Chinese. One may be artistic and use linear fonts, but not serifed fonts are tiring to the eye, and may put you to sleep (a wild guess on my part, as I fall asleep easily when I try to read for long periods fonts that are linear in their strokes, e.g. Helvetic).
Helvetica is great for signs, briefs, CV, and distant reading, but not for close up, unless trying to make an impact. The font I'm using now, the pica too close for easy reading, and the serifs a tad too pronounced, if spaced correctly for the reading distance, then it would be easier to read then the above Helvetica. Using a thin Helvetica and a wrong color combination, the text if too long, will become unreadable due to chromatic aberation.