Size Calculator @SizeCalculator
A tool for calculating and visualizing the relationships between viewing distance, physical size, and perceived size. Made by @NickSherman and @chrissam42. sizecalc.com USA Joined November 2013-
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… I’m curious why dmm—defined with 2 fixed units—is preferable to existing angular units like arc minutes. Looking forward to more @googlevr
1 dmm = the perceived size of 1 mm when viewed from 1 meter away (), i.e. 3.4377 arc minutes: sizecalc.com/#distance=1met…
1 dmm = the perceived size of 1 mm when viewed from 1 meter away (), i.e. 3.4377 arc minutes: sizecalc.com/#distance=1met…
A new unit for perceived size in VR, introduced at #IO17: “dmm” (distance-independent millimeter) (ht @rolanddubois)
“Visual angle as an input variable to optical style selection breaks down […] in the real, digital world.” —@robmck github.com/w3c/csswg-draf…
Ever wondered about the fonts used on Eye Charts? @lorriefrear investigates: ilovetypography.com/2015/07/12/wha…
Size Calculator, Pre-Simpsons / Alvin Lustig edition. In the @lubalincenter, via @ninastoessinger & @jamestedmondson.
“Size of Letters Required for Visibility as a Function of Viewing Distance & Observer Visual Acuity” archive.org/stream/sizeofl… via @alvaroefe
Current status: sizecalc.com/#distance=20in… @SizeCalculator 🍕⇤👀
“Point sizes are good for general use, but not really accurate for measuring the perceived size of type.” bigelowandholmes.typepad.com/bigelow-holmes…
Very happy to see Size Calculator get a shout-out in @letterror’s talk at @kerningconf! #keming
… For reference, 266 arcminutes is the perceived size of 83.6 pt type when viewed from a reading distance of 15″. sizecalc.com/#distance=15in…
At 96 PPI, the maximum font-size of Safari is ~29756.7 miles. Viewed on the moon from earth that’s ~266 arcminutes. sizecalc.com/#distance=3844…
“Resolution by itself is not a solution.” @tlootno’s proof of concept for better media queries and font sizing ➸ asdesigned.bernardoantunes.com
… which is comparable in perceived size to 108pt letters viewed from normal reading distance. sizecalc.com/#distance=15in… Fairly impressive!
… That’s a perceived size of 343 arcminutes when viewed from the ground sizecalc.com/#distance=1000… …
Skytyping (dot-matrix skywriting w/ multiple planes skytyping.com/skytyping.html) renders 1,000-foot-tall letters at an altitude of 10,000 feet …
… It’s worth noting that optotype letters are measured from baseline to cap-height, so they are larger than most typefaces at the same size.
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