You must do a lot of Web Creation. Most people don't even know those rules (for eye straining).m a y a said:Why do people use small and (or) skinny fonts on a white background on a web page, it is an eye strain.
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m a y a said:Why do people use small and (or) skinny fonts on a white background on a web page, it is an eye strain.
Isn't this rumors site essentially those conditions?
I seem to have littel problem using this site and reading for a long while. Perhaps smaller fonts yet and even skinnier ones are what you are referring to....not sure but those would seem to be difficult to read.
What styles should we avoid and what size should be absolute small when using a lot of text on a site?? (for those of us that do not know the rules, like me)
slooksterPSV said:
I personally do not want a bumble-bee site, so I would have avoided that anyway but thanks.
What font sizes work well to still be readable yet compact enough to not take up a huge amount of space when typing a lot (blog like stuff, product descriptions)?
m a y a said:Why do people use small and (or) skinny fonts on a white background on a web page, it is an eye strain.
Because it's better than small fonts on a dark background... much easier on the eyes. It definitely comes back to the balance of design and useability- bigger fonts tend to be uglier and 'clunky' from a design perspective, but are obviously easier to read.
slooksterPSV said:
A good site design should be simple yet enough to interest people. Stay away from tacky crap and make sure it has good color use. Fonts are also important. White space use is also very important, consider having negative space for users eyes to rest.
slooksterPSV said:
Examples of good sites I would say:
http://maya.sphosting.com/
http://paularmstrongdesigns.com/
http://www.organicallydigital.com/
http://www.apple.com/ + Sub pages.
slooksterPSV said:
my suggestions for relaxes the eye is again use white space. Anyway seems that i am just adding to the already established answers. good luck have fun (most important part of making a site imo).
That Billy Harvey site is great... one of the few Flash based sites I actually like. Too bad his music isn't in the iTunes music store, I was ready to use an iTunes gift card I got for Xmas on it.
I've been doing web design for a long time, and think I've come up with a few good ones.
Too bad his music isn't in the iTunes music store, I was ready to use an iTunes gift card I got for Xmas on it.I've been doing web design for a long time, and think I've come up with a few good ones.
decksnap said:
People also tend not to use Anti-Aliasing for they fonts it makes it easy for the eyes to relax and read a lot more text than sharp text. Sharp text used to compose a long story is just a TURN OFF.
People also don't want to read a life story a short description is good enough, we are in the information age and I know many people who will just skimp and skip through long stories. You are not writing a paper for your exams.
usually size 9-10 is the lowest one should go anything smaller is a waste of time, a good size is 12 point and Anti-Aliased.
There is too small and too large and then there is just right (perfect) a balance and many people lose out on that just to make the site look hip.
Flash sites are good however many flash sites loose the main focus and try to be a hollywood blockbuster movie where there is so much $$$ in the movie and no story and the acting is just plain bad and to compensate for all this they throw in Sfx.
I see flash sites in the same boat, use it if you need it don't crowd the site with all flash with no focus it is a waste of time for those on a slower connection and many people hate the "loading" message.
M A Y A : Please don't take offence but I could I possibly ask that you take a little more care with the use of the word "loose"?
It's clear that you actually mean "lose" and I know this comes across as incredibly anal and you are certainly not the only one that has taken to spelling "lose" as "loose" so please don't think I am focusing on yourself because I'm not; your post is simply an example of a widespread and growing misspelling issue that's driving me to distraction!
As a by the by I appreciate and agree with your comments and have certainly taken them on board for my own development projects.
Kind regards
Vanilla
It's clear that you actually mean "lose" and I know this comes across as incredibly anal and you are certainly not the only one that has taken to spelling "lose" as "loose" so please don't think I am focusing on yourself because I'm not; your post is simply an example of a widespread and growing misspelling issue that's driving me to distraction!
As a by the by I appreciate and agree with your comments and have certainly taken them on board for my own development projects.
Kind regards
Vanilla
i agree with you totally. BUT... you can tell the difference between "the men and the boys" by the file sizes of those flash sites. flash files can be very small. i've seen entire flash sites less than 50kb. of course that wouldnt include images for a gallery, or other portfolio pieces like videos and animation, but those things are only loaded if needed.m a y a said:Flash sites are good however many flash sites loose the main focus and try to be a hollywood blockbuster movie where there is so much $$$ in the movie and no story and the acting is just plain bad and to compensate for all this they throw in Sfx.
I see flash sites in the same boat, use it if you need it don't crowd the site with all flash with no focus it is a waste of time for those on a slower connection and many people hate the "loading" message.
like you sad, many people go nuts on flash sites, and sometimes it is overkill, but like Billy Harvey, i didnt mind the file size, A. because i have broadband like so many others B. its the great, that i would wait for it to load if i was on dialup.
Vanilla said:
No offense taken, its just at times I tend to type fast and the keyboard buttons stick, I have tried changing the setting however I am use to applying light pressure on the keys and at times it pisses me off so I get typo's in the process.
I will try to watch my spellings in the future.
rozwell said:hey... loosen up man
edit- one that bugs me the most is ' a lot ' when its spelled the wrong way ' alot '
I get this result when I do not place enough pressure on the spacebar.
For a site with good advice on what NOT to do, as well as some info on what works well, visit Web Pages That Suck.
Strangely enough, I love the layout and "concept" of the MacRumors page. The right column is pure genius (the one with the links to forum posts). While the design as a whole is not even in the ballpark of perfect, the layout and concept of the site is damn close.