by Francisco Aloy
The choice of font you use at your website can be affected The most common font used for print ant the Web is A study conducted at Wichita State University in 2002 Times New Roman was deemed the least preferred font Arial was most preferred in the 12 point size and Verdana Overall, Verdana was the most preferred font for readability The fonts considered most legible are Arial, Courier and As far as looks, Times New Roman and Georgia are preferred All the above appears to imply that for design choices, like For general speed of reading and less strain on the eyes Verdana was the choice for best compromise between All the above should be included in the building plans for You can compensate for many elements of styling by using The same common sense approach can be used for the body Likewise, do your best to copy well established convention Overall, don't use more than 3 types of fonts on your
by so many different elements: personal taste, style, screen
resolution and size, operating system, monitor age,
background and - not last - readability and ease of use.
Times New Roman. This is the default font of many
applications including most of the Microsoft Office
Suites. That is not to say it's the most readable or
comfortable font; on the contrary, Arial, Courier and
Verdana are considered more readable.
titled: A Comparison of Popular Online Fonts: Which Size
and Type is Best? found these amazing results:
in 10 or 12 point size.
was the most preferred in the 10 point size.
and ease of comprehension.
Verdana.
over the others.
when a large font is used as a decoration, Times New Roman
or Georgia is the choice.
it's Arial if using a small font.
legibility and speed.
your website since they can affect the looks of so many
items, such as: Headlines, header tags, choice of colors,
links, contrast and decoration.
different fonts and sizes. For example, if you are super
imposing text upon a graphic perhaps it would be best to
make the font bigger to help the eye separate the font
from the image.
areas: use colors that will bring out the text and make it
easy for your visitors to read your website. Don't use dark
fonts on a dark background because they are very hard to
read.
by making the colors of your HTML links in standard colors
such as blue for unvisited, purple for visited and so on.
website and do your best to include the "Big Picture" in
your design. Show a few completed sketches to your friends
and family and ask their opinion. Revise and re-do as often
as needed.
As a time saving measure, make sure to use CSS (Cascading Above all, your website should have its own theme and style. ============================================== by Francisco Aloy (C)2004 Francisco Aloy About the Author
Francisco Aloy is the author of "Yes, I Want to
Style Sheets) for your website design because it allows you
to change the font style of a complete website by just
changing the information in the style sheet. A real time
saver when you have a 100 page website.
It should have text that invites the visitor to explore more
and be easy to read and understand. The visual load on the
eyes should be as small as possible to prevent fatigue.
The general look should be one of integrated design with
user friendliness as its ultimate purpose.
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