GoKawiilEssay explores accidental italics in line-scanning pixel displays
A typography essay examines why text on certain line-by-line updating displays appears slanted, comparing the effect to rolling shutter distortion in photography. The author notes the slant direction depends on arbitrary choices about scroll direction and update order, which could have produced the opposite visual result. The piece also highlights other examples of intentional typographic craft found in low-resolution pixel displays, including small caps and icon designs that work within font limitations.