Firefox 6 and Safari 5 now hyphenate. In theory this means that you can now justify blocks of text so they’ll look like the neat, square paragraphs in most (all?) printed novels, sans the rivers that text-align: justify normally generates. Leaving aside the fact that justification still doesn’t work that well on the web, I’m scratching [...]
Standfirsts help authors write more purposeful articles and readers evaluate and navigate long texts. If you’re thinking of using a standfirst bear in mind where your article will be read.
Take your pick: shiny, sleek Tablet vs.tactile, musty, organic paper
A “beautiful failure”: the Information Architects Japan redesign of Swiss paper Tages Anzeiger may not have made the cut, but it’s a highly creative approach to print newspaper design.
Jason Santa Maria’s SVA Dot Dot Dot Lecture provides a wonderful overview of the differences between print and web design. It also raises some interesting questions about the history of web design, and how positive an influence print is.