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eric rated 19 months ago
I agree with a lot of this. Unfortunately, a lot of user interfaces are driven by e-commerce, which has a different set of problems and solutions than content-driven sites. The act of using a content-based site means that the user is willing to scroll. Getting someone to the checkout as quickly as p...

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Daoro rated 13 months ago
From the page: "Most websites are crammed with small text that is a pain to read. Why? There is no reason for squeezing so much information onto the screen. Itâ€s just a stupid collective mistake that dates back to a time when screens were really, really small"
lkeruj rated 17 months ago
An excellent write-up on using typography well in web design. Again, it comes back to designing pages with the audience in mind.
eric rated 19 months ago
I agree with a lot of this. Unfortunately, a lot of user interfaces are driven by e-commerce, which has a different set of problems and solutions than content-driven sites. The act of using a content-based site means that the user is willing to scroll. Getting someone to the checkout as quickly as possible is quite a different use case than getting the user involved in your subject matter.
just-me rated 19 months ago
From the page: "Most websites are crammed with small text that is a pain to read. Why? â€" There is no reason for cramming information onto the screen. Itâ€s just a stupid collective mistake that started in a time where screens were really really small."