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Accessible Web Typography - an introduction for web designers
This short(ish) book contains all the important 'stuff' I ever wanted to know about creating accessible text on my own web pages; and now that I have figured it out myself, I am happy to pass it on.
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Understanding web typography - an introduction
In this article I attempt to cut a swathe through the complexities of Web typography; explain the possible pitfalls; and provide some guidelines for creating accessible and easy to read web pages. [GCU 2002]
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Several observations can be made regarding the examined font types. First, no significant difference in actual legibility between the font types were detected. There were, however, significant differences in reading time, but these differences may not be that meaningful for most online text because these differences were not substantial. It may, on the other hand, be helpful to consider using font types that are perceived as being legible. In this study, the font types that were perceived as being most legible were Comic, Courier, Georgia, Times, and Verdana. [Usability News 2001]
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It's that time again. Every few months, the battle over Web-based typography appears on the horizon, is fought through press releases and breathless announcements, then settles under the surface again. And with that comes a new level of confusion among Web designers. What fonts can you use on your pages? Are you violating your software licenses? Does the intellectual property of type designers mean anything at all anymore? [PDF-file 83kB]
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The following tables present the fonts that are preinstalled on Windows and Macintosh computers as they come out of the box, as well as the list of the Microsoft Core Web fonts which are installed by Internet
Explorer. [PDF-file 1.3 MB]
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Several observations can be made from these findings. First, 14-point fonts were found to be more legible, promote faster reading, and were preferred to the 12-point fonts. Second, at the 14-point size, serif fonts tended to support faster reading. Serif fonts, however, were generally preferred less than the sans serif fonts. Third, there was essentially no difference between the computer fonts and the print fonts. Thus, in light of these results, it is recommended to use 14-point sized fonts for presenting online text to older readers. However, a compromise must be made in deciding which font type to use. If speed of reading is paramount, then serif fonts are recommended. However, if font preference is important, then sans serif fonts are recommended. [Usability news 2001]
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With thousands of typefaces at their fingertips, just why are designers opting for typewriter fonts?
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This article is meant to define the role of typography in user interface design. If this purpose seems rather grand, our intention is modest. We hope we can simply do this job by pointing out the obvious: Typography is a major part of the GUI. Understanding how type works as a visual system is a major factor in good user interface design. (PDF)
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Let's set aside the bells and whistles, the flashing JavaScript gewgaws and banner ads that fill (and sometimes assault) our eyes as we go from page to page. Here we'll concentrate not on images but words, and on simple techniques of typographic design that will best serve your ends—which, all other goals aside, should be to encourage your readers to pay attention to what you have to say.
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Arial's ubiquity is not due to its beauty. It's actually rather homely. Not that homeliness is necessarily a bad thing for a typeface. With typefaces, character and history are just as important. Arial, however, has a rather dubious history and not much character. In fact, Arial is little more than a shameless impostor. [Mark Simonson 02/2001]
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Finally, I've pulled together enough material to write a coherent font design introduction, a set of basics which (in my opinion) one should master to be able to use fonts the right way. I hope this article will become a valuable addition to the design course that this column has become.
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Good type design can breathe more life into your sites. Although many graphic artists understand the importance of type, and have studied it extensively, many technologists have never been exposed to typographic concepts. Fully understanding typography requires careful study of terminology and techniques. This month, I'm tossing Web-specific issues out the window and focusing on the primary typographic concepts from a designer's perspective. [Webtechniques 01/2001]
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With the arrival of a new millennium, it’s worth taking a look at our notions of type of the future. Obviously, there is no way of knowing what type will look like at the end of the next millennium—or if it will even exist as we know it—but we can look at current type that reflects our ideas of the future. [Communication Arts 01-02/2001]
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What’s next for HTML type or textual content as it appears in Web-browsers running on desktop or laptop systems? [Reservocation]
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For those of us who came to Web design from a print background, a great shock awaited. We worked so hard in our print work to perfect typography—the standard by which print design is measured. As we started into Web design, we discovered that we had almost no control over text, not even the text size or length of the lines. Years of dedicated learning down the tube ... or is it?
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the questions always come up at least once: "What should I look for in a font?"...or "Why does this font look so strange?".
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In the first lesson, Nadav provides a gentle introduction to typography to give you a basic overview of how type works. The second lesson examines the challenges specific to using type on Web page: How to make it legible on a computer screen? Which type technologies do you need to master to control the fonts on your pages? [Webmonkey 2001]
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Online versie van een artikel over typografie en internet. Verscheen in het tijdschrift Credits.
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FOR ELEVEN YEARS I have been an enthusiastic participant and propagandist in the DTP revolution. But now I want to reflect on how we were seduced by WYSIWYG's illusion of control and how we lowered our expectations and typographic standards and became deeply confused about who in publishing is supposed to do what.
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