I used to design everything on a 13 inch laptop screen and now I can't go back to anything under 27 inches

For like 5 years I did all my layout and print work on a tiny Dell XPS while sitting on my couch. Thought it was fine. Then last year I picked up a cheap Dell monitor from a guy on Craigslist for $60 and hooked it up. The first time I opened up InDesign and actually saw facing pages without zooming in and out every 2 seconds I felt kinda dumb for not doing this sooner. Does anyone else find that bigger screens just make spotting alignment issues and spacing problems way easier or is it just me?

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angela_wilson785d ago

For real. Caught myself eye-straining at tiny panels for years, never going back.

blaker755d ago

Man same thing happened to me and @angela_wilson78 is right about the eye strain thing... I didn't realize how much I was squinting until I didn't have to anymore. Bigger screens just let your eyes relax while you work instead of hunting for stuff. The spacing and alignment stuff becomes so obvious too like you see a 2px gap from across the room almost. I spent years blaming my eyes getting worse but really I was just working on a postage stamp.