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By: Lillian Davenport

Lillian Davenport — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:57:17 +0000

You’ve explained the need for good typography not only on the web but in the printed world as well, and you’ve done it so simply and explicitly. Well done!

By: Maicon

Maicon — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:28:43 +0000

Very good refreshing tips!

By: Rajen

Rajen — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:53:07 +0000

Very useful post, thank you for sharing with us.

By: Brix

Brix — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:09:17 +0000

nice tips! very helpful!

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By: Ray Gulick

Ray Gulick — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:54:32 +0000

Good article with great points. But why, in a web typography post, are you using print terminology? “Leading” is purely print-based terminology, and so is “points,” which you’ve used to measure it.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 12:42:39 +0000

Have to agree with Rick (mostly).

#5. Serif faces are easier to read than sans-serif faces (at the same point size and leading). The horizontal accent of the serifs act as a visual lead that allows the eye to scan more naturally from left to right. This is why all books use a serif face for body copy. The same holds true with reading screen-based media. Any body of text that is longer than a line or two should be set using a serif face.

This really is basic design school 101 stuff. As an award winning designer and university lecturer (web and media design) I make a point of teaching my students the absolute basics of graphic and typographic design using pencil and paper (yes I know, positively mediaevel) before they even turn on a computer.

You can only think outside the box and break the rules if you know and understand what the rules are in the first place.