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Monday, May 08, 2006
PHP and general text size for readability
The link provided at the end of this tribunal will give good example of CRAPPY web content readability.
Note to self and all web designers: Cease the use of PHP or any other content entries that do not allow the end-user re-sizing of text.
Design issues aside (only because I suck at it personally):
I know that anyone designing text for important web content should either stick to 14 point font or larger WITH resizable text. Under no circumstances should anyone - even with 20/20 vision - use any font less than 12 point, even if you are a lawyer!
This rule of course also applies to magazines we can hold or touch - case in point, the FuturePublishing Company's 6 point font (yes SIX) in its audio zines.
I can only hope that one day those web designers will not need glasses to read their old articles.
If the link doesn't do it for you, try the following:
The link provided at the end of this tribunal will give good example of CRAPPY web content readability.
Note to self and all web designers: Cease the use of PHP or any other content entries that do not allow the end-user re-sizing of text.
Design issues aside (only because I suck at it personally):
I know that anyone designing text for important web content should either stick to 14 point font or larger WITH resizable text. Under no circumstances should anyone - even with 20/20 vision - use any font less than 12 point, even if you are a lawyer!
This rule of course also applies to magazines we can hold or touch - case in point, the FuturePublishing Company's 6 point font (yes SIX) in its audio zines.
I can only hope that one day those web designers will not need glasses to read their old articles.
Note to self and all web designers: Cease the use of PHP or any other content entries that do not allow the end-user re-sizing of text.
Design issues aside (only because I suck at it personally):
I know that anyone designing text for important web content should either stick to 14 point font or larger WITH resizable text. Under no circumstances should anyone - even with 20/20 vision - use any font less than 12 point, even if you are a lawyer!
This rule of course also applies to magazines we can hold or touch - case in point, the FuturePublishing Company's 6 point font (yes SIX) in its audio zines.
I can only hope that one day those web designers will not need glasses to read their old articles.
If the link doesn't do it for you, try the following:
The link provided at the end of this tribunal will give good example of CRAPPY web content readability.
Note to self and all web designers: Cease the use of PHP or any other content entries that do not allow the end-user re-sizing of text.
Design issues aside (only because I suck at it personally):
I know that anyone designing text for important web content should either stick to 14 point font or larger WITH resizable text. Under no circumstances should anyone - even with 20/20 vision - use any font less than 12 point, even if you are a lawyer!
This rule of course also applies to magazines we can hold or touch - case in point, the FuturePublishing Company's 6 point font (yes SIX) in its audio zines.
I can only hope that one day those web designers will not need glasses to read their old articles.
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