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Subject:Re: Critique of a sample From:Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> To:"Janoff, Steven" <Steven -dot- Janoff -at- ga -dot- com> Date:Fri, 14 Feb 2014 11:07:59 -0800
How big was this poster intended to be?
Monitor viewing may be deceptive, but my first impression is that visually
the test seems undersized and doesn't stand out. The circles and arrows
could be bolder as well.
I can't give you a totally outsider POV, since I have past experience with
DNA sequencers, but other than my impressions about readability it seems
clear enough to me.
Gene Kim-Eng
On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 10:52 AM, Janoff, Steven <Steven -dot- Janoff -at- ga -dot- com>wrote:
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> I'm curious how it looks in general even to those outside the intended
> audience (scientists performing DNA sequencing runs on these machines). Is
> it evident what this is about on first look, or is it confusing?
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