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Is there a unified font size metric across all applications?
This is not precisely UX related, but very important to user interface design in general. In summary, across applications (Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash) and platforms (Browsers, .NET, Mac, ...
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5answers
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Should font styles used on a website be the same as logo?
I have been given a professionally created Brand Standards Manual that defines two fonts in the brand. When I am designing the website, should I just use the fonts defined in this standard for my ...
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1answer
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Use of typekit fonts [closed]
I was wondering if Typekit fonts are used on any big sites. I know on their site https://typekit.com/ it says Twitter and NYTimes use it, but actually checked out the source on their pages, it doesn't ...
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4answers
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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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1answer
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Does someone know what is the name of this font? [closed]
Here you: http://screencast.com/t/ydmgvpPGMC2 I searched but nothing..
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5answers
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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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8answers
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How do I explain correct usage of the MS Comic Sans font to a client?
I have a client who wants to use comic sans ms for lots of things on a website I'm doing for him. How can I explain that comic sans ms is so bad? He's fairly easily persuaded, I think I just need the ...
8
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4answers
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How do I improve the readability of body text?
I always find it hard to judge the readability of my site and there is so much conflicting information out there. So I thought I would ask for some options here. Could you please take a quick look at ...
2
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3answers
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What are your thoughts on using italics for primary navigation in a page header? [closed]
I'm working on a redesign for a large blue chip's website and the company brand uses a san serif italic font for the headings in it's marketing collateral. The brand/creative team would like to use ...
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10answers
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Number of Fonts per Design
I'm working on a website and wondering at what point I'm using too many fonts and need to cut back. Right now, I have a handwritten font (HF1) that is being used for the site name, a quite different ...
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6answers
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Is using the alt-attribute for text-as-graphics ok?
There are several ways to present text on your web page in exactly the font your designer decided; as an image, a flash hack, some javascript hack, dynamic fonts. But to this day, the only thing that ...
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4answers
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Font sizes for WCAG2.0 AAA
Anyone know what the WCAG2.0 definition of 'Normal' and 'Large' fonts are, as they relate to the AA and AAA levels?
I've googled and read the WCAG site and docs but unless I'm being really stupid ...
