What’s Your Type? – Great Typography Tips, Tools and Examples
Typography is an extremely important aspect of web design, surprising then this it is one area which is often overlooked. Getting your font type and size right is critical in communicating your messages and focussing the user’s attention. In this article you will find advice, examples and freebies on all aspects of typography design and use. As always, feel free to leave us a comment if you have any feedback.
Do’s and Don’ts
- Do make us of line-height to help space your text properly.
- Do space your letters correctly, particularly in headlines and titles.
- Do use web safe fonts whenever you can.
- Do focus your readers eyes on the important content by using proper hierarchy.
- Do make use of white space to help reduce the strain on your reader’s mince pies.
- Don’t use too many font types on the same page.
- Don’t ever use the font comic sans!
- Don’t use CAPITAL LETTERS AS THOUGH IT IS GOING OUT OF FASHION.
- Don’t use Sans Serif fonts for large amounts of text. (Difference between Sans-serif and Serif font)
- Don’t overload the text with bold, underlines and italics.
Typography Tools
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