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Trying to create a decent semi-flat design. Failing [closed]
We hit a snag in our project: We've only got a few weeks till launch and the designer who was to make a skin for our product has not delivered the (very) goods. I took a stab at creating a skin for ...
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Should Font Faces be the Same Across Different Devices?
My company has been working on a fluid grid design for our website so users can access information through their mobile phones and tablets. I was thinking of incorporating a font change on various ...
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When using Verdana, is it common to use Tahoma for headlines? [closed]
So Verdana looks excellent at small sizes. For big sizes like headlines though, is it common to use Tahoma as a replacement, which I hear is a condensed version of Verdana?
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Different Font Faces in same Web Application
The context here is a web application delivered through the browser.
My question is: is it ever okay to have different font faces or a single application? To me it looks obvious but not egregious.
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What's a safe serif font for an eBook read on iPad?
I'm currently working on a document which I expect to be read as a PDF eBook on iPad. The primary font family is Times New Roman which is just fine until it's presented in either italics or bold at ...
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Why is 13px Arial font the web standard?
If you use any of Google's applications, from search to Gmail you will find the base font used for most things is 13px Arial.
font-family: arial, sans-serif;
font-size: 13px;
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What are some good font guidelines for headers, paragraphs, etc. that just look really nice?
One thing I find somewhat difficult is getting the various fonts and sizes and weights to look "just right". What are some good guidelines to follow for font sizes, weights and styles when making web ...
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When displaying statistics to a user, is it better to bold the data or the label?
The following picture shows some statistics. Here they bold the data, not the label.
Which is better? Does it depend on the information being shown?
What if you have a header on a report with some ...
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What Font Is Used in The Header of the Letter? [closed]
http://clareblando.com/images/letter.jpg
What font is used for George Bush's name and if the font is different for the footer, what do you think it is?
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Should headings always use the same font as the body?
I'm working on some of the layout for a User Handbook and right now my main concern is fonts. I'm trying to decide whether to use the same font for the body text and the headings.
If I use different ...
