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Clever Web Designing hints
Some software tools are claiming that designing is easy as 123 and that they will ‘produce’ the pages for you. Unfortunately, a number of web designers are victimized by this marketing gimmick. The results are obvious. A number of operating...
How "User Friendly" Is Your Site?
Is an Over-Complicated Site Costing You Sales? Clarity Is Everything. How "User Friendly" Is Your Site? In general, we designers will often find ourselves preaching about keeping things simple when it comes to our design... but is that all there is...
Increase Sales with Easy-To-Read Web Pages
Article Title: Increase Sales with Easy-To-Read Web Pages Author Name: Leva Duell Copyright: © 2003 Email: webmaster@profitablewebstrategies.com URL: http://www.profitablewebstrategies.com/easytoread.htm Word Count: 636 words Category: Web Design,...
Top mistakes first time web developers often make.
So you are new to web design and development. You are thinking of creating a web site, well below are the top 15 mistakes created by first time web designers. Most people who are reading this will probably know these already but it was writting...
Where To Find Free Pictures, Artwork And Animation For Your Website
You've decided to have a website for yourself or your business. Great! You know what you want to say, how you want it laid out, what pages you need, and all the other good stuff that goes into a great website. But what about graphics? Where do you...
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Top Ten Fonts for Website Design
The top ten fonts for website design might change in order, but for the most part the fonts that make up this list stay the same due to their popularity. In general, the top ten list includes Arial, Frutiger, Futura, Gills Sans, Helvetica, Lucida, Optima, Palatino, Agfa Rotis, and Univers.
The reason these fonts are so popular is because they are simple and easy to read on computer screens with low resolution. As a result, most of the time fonts that are unique, wild, and distinctive are not used on web pages so as not to distract the reader from what is trying to be said and communicated through the font on the page. Since the website uses content to get the point across, it is prudent to use fonts that are easy to read. If you make it difficult for a visitor to read the content, they will more likely leave than put forth the effort. Consider the following points as well when developing your fonts for your website.
- Big Fonts
This is your web page and likely your livelihood, not a term paper or research project that has a defined style. Because of this, you can use big fonts, bold them, make them stick out and attract the reader. You can drive your point home with larger fonts and they also will be significantly easier for your visitor to read. The object of your website is to present information that is easily seen, read, and found by visitors.
So, go ahead and increase the font size even in regular text that is not in a heading or title. Many of your visitors will thank you because they will not have to put on their glasses or strain to read the text. Sometimes bigger is better.
- Sans Serif
If you have no idea about fonts, how they translate to your web page, or how they will affect your visitors and ultimately sales, then you should definitely stick with a san serif font. The reason for this is that these fonts are the most legible and provide the best readability for visitors in a low resolution atmosphere. Don't take risks with your fonts, go generic and use a sans serif font. Your visitors will thank you for it and your sales will not suffer from it.
- Simple is Safe
Again, don't let yourself get carried away with your fonts and designs. Instead, keep the thought in mind that simple is safe. If you want to be bold and brazen in your website design then don't take that route with your fonts. Keep it simple, basic, and easy to read, and you will benefit significantly more than if you try to mix it up.
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