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Posts Tagged ‘typography’

Author: Ross Johnson | Date: 05/03/2012

Design, Copy and Mental Processing

Most discussions of speed and websites focus on response time, download footprint and rendering performance. While all aforementioned elements are important, there is another aspect of site performance to be aware of— the speed of the human mind. It’s safe to say the human brain processes information faster than any computer, browser and of the internet, so it [...]

Design, Copy and Mental Processing

Author: Ross Johnson | Date: 01/03/2012

40 Web Fonts for Body Copy

Few words can describe the euphoria I felt upon learning of widespread @font-face support. The time and effort once required to make typographically pleasing websites would be reduced forever. The very notion of dropping tools like Cufon, sIFR and image replacement had me grinning ear for ear. And what of body copy? Designers could finally [...]

40 Web Fonts for Body Copy

Author: Ross Johnson | Date: 11/15/2008

Improve your typography with “typographic contrast”

Having just spent a week in various countries through out Europe I found myself studying the design techniques of thee various different cultures as well as how it compares to that of the US. Interestingly enough I found myself able to look at the typography of design completely independent of the message (as I did [...]

Improve your typography with “typographic contrast”

Author: Ross Johnson | Date: 11/04/2008

25+ Sites that Use Typography As The Only Design Element

Ever since I heard about the study of typography I was fascinated by it. Upon the word “typography” it clicked for me, “how interesting… the study of type, typefaces, and the design that is shaped by it.” On the web we face some typographic challenges and limitations, the typefaces, font smoothing, and control we have [...]

25+ Sites that Use Typography As The Only Design Element

Author: Ross Johnson | Date: 10/27/2008

Another contender in the sIFR / Facelift Typography Arsenal

I came across an interesting tool called Typeface.js today. It appears to be a worth while addition to the sIFR / Facelift “Web Typography Arsenal.” Much like Facelift and sIFR it is javascript based and replaces the plain XHTML text with an embeded custom typeface replacement. In this case it uses the <canvas> element and [...]

Another contender in the sIFR / Facelift Typography Arsenal

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