Typography
November 2, 2006
Inspired by a recent sideblog entry on Ish about the importance of typography online and aided by a resource on the subject that speaks my language, I’ve refreshed the design of Thudfactor somewhat. I haven’t done all that much with the design elements, but I’ve tried to pay close attention to the text treatments.
I’m sure there’s still more to be done; if you have a suggestion, please share it in the comments.
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November 3rd, 2006 at 7:54 am
Typography is one of my fav subjects. I went to about 4 sessions on newspaper/magazine typography at the ACP/CMA conference last week and got some really great tips.
The best part is seeing what other colleges/national newspapers are up to.
I like the new layout of Thudfactor. Good stuff.
November 3rd, 2006 at 4:45 pm
Thanks, J. I really didn’t change all that much — I moved from fluid to fixed width and then paid very close attention to the typography.
November 7th, 2006 at 1:17 pm
I like the new look — just curious, though, why does the active paragraph turn blue when you hover over it?
November 8th, 2006 at 10:22 pm
I don’t know if other people find that distracting or not, but I tend to mark my place reading with my pointer. And I find the highlighting helps me keep track of where I am in the text. As much as I read on-screen, I actually find it a bit difficult.
November 9th, 2006 at 11:26 am
OK, makes sense. It’s subtle enough that it doesn’t bother me, I was just wondering what it was for. Thanks!
Now to get to work on my own redesign… ah, someday.