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> Interestingly, this led to a convergence with certain principles of modern web design. For instance, I counted out the total characters in a few full lines from the first edition of Hortus. They average roughly 35 to 45 characters across, which is what contemporary designers recommend for mobile view on websites.

it's almost like designers have figure shits out before web design came about.. oh wait, they actually did. a long time ago. print medium is old as fuck. i've learned & worked on them for print mastering before `internet` was a word that people spoke in daily life.

claiming to be historian professor but acting as if websites are the reference point is hillarious, you're just another tech fanboy.

on related note: any people in design related fields within tech companies ignoring graphic design & "finding" design principles are just another version of douchetechbros