Hate to be the whiny HN poster with an off-topic complaint about scrolling or whatever, but:
Pull quotes do not belong on the web. They are out-of-place anachronisms from print publications, intended to entice a reader flipping through pages of a magazine, which does not translate to how people read on a browser. There should be stronger stigmatization of pull quotes in digital design than of using Papyrus and Comic Sans, on the same level as pop-up ads and auto-playing video.
Pull quotes _demand_ that the reader draw their eyes away from the article text just to re-read something they just read seconds ago, or are just about to read. These quotes scream with font size increased +10pt, and random words capitalized. They slow down reading, break concentration, and destroy the flow and pacing of the writer's craft.
Pull quotes do not belong on the web. They are out-of-place anachronisms from print publications, intended to entice a reader flipping through pages of a magazine, which does not translate to how people read on a browser. There should be stronger stigmatization of pull quotes in digital design than of using Papyrus and Comic Sans, on the same level as pop-up ads and auto-playing video.
Pull quotes _demand_ that the reader draw their eyes away from the article text just to re-read something they just read seconds ago, or are just about to read. These quotes scream with font size increased +10pt, and random words capitalized. They slow down reading, break concentration, and destroy the flow and pacing of the writer's craft.