Posts tagged ‘times’

Online newspaper layout: 10 years and 10 steps back

Posted by Leon and filed under Accessibility, usability and readability, Writing. One comment.

Do online newspapers provide a better reading experience than they did ten years ago? Yes and no, but the fear of not slapping as much content as possible on the page, the overuse of complex grids and advertising immaturity means there’s a lot of room for improvement.

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Really simple web design: an example

Posted by Leon and filed under Exemplars. No comments.

It takes real bravery to be as simple as Rainfall Daffison.

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Why use grids?

Posted by Leon and filed under Accessibility, usability and readability. 6 comments.

The grid is now accepted as the best tool for positioning elements on a web page. But is this assumption correct?

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Times for print, Georgia for screen

Posted by Leon and filed under Accessibility, usability and readability, Exemplars. 3 comments.

Despite its appearance on some recent websites, Times remains an ineffective choice for body copy. Use Georgia instead.

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