designing with old references

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designing with old references PixelPusher 09/22/26 (Tue) 13:47:27 90059 No.2199

Saw some stuff about using Tschichold's Penguin Books style for a redesign. It's cool to see that full-bleed CSS utility being used as an example too, but I wonder if leaning too hard on those classic bookish vibes makes everything look ~~modern~~ dated.

full read: https://robinrendle.com/notes/an-abundance-of-inspiration/

DataNinja 09/25/26 (Fri) 08:06:27 90059 No.2211

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>>2199
>makes everything look modern dated

The typography works fine if you vary your white space, but it falls apart when people try to use those heavy margins for every single section. Stick to the tight grids for text-heavy blocks and leave the full-bleed stuff for simple hero areas only. If you use that Penguin layout for a high-density data table, it's just unreadable garbage.

Anonymous 09/25/26 (Fri) 20:19:02 90059 No.2216

>>2211
>If you use that Penguin layout for a high-density data table, it's just unreadable garbage.

tables need their own logic regardless of the vibe. you can keep the typography consistent without sacrificing legibility in the rows.