The Myth of the Pixel Perfect Grid
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If you've spent any time with graphic designers, you'll know that they love spending your money on imperceptible tweaks to your image files. "It must be pixel-perfect!" they cry. When you query why they've generated the same icon in multiple sizes, each with subtle variations, they cryptically mention how everything must align with "the grid." This is hokum. First Principles When we first learn about computers, we're taught about pixels. The individual squares that make up a graphics…
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