Typegeek

If you've tried creating graphics or content using small typefaces then you've probably run into the problem of readability. Microsoft created a font known as Verdana to solve the issue of small type on screen. Shown below is a comparison of Verdana at difference sizes to Minion Pro at the same sizes. The image was created in Adobe Photoshop CS3 with Strong anti-aliasing applied to the text. I recently came across a highly detailed article that explains how to get the most readability from your small type. Check it out at The Art of Type . You can read more about Verdana at the Microsoft site Channel Verdana and if you're really a typegeek, you'd be interested in the Wikipedia entry on Verdana as well. And of course to be fair, you might as well check out the entry for Minion as well. You can get the Minion Complete Family Pack from Fonts.com. It could be just me, but I think of something totally different when I hear the word "minion" :) I've used Stro...

I've just come across this series of articles on A List Apart . The first article discusses the difference between "graceful degradation" and "progressive enhancement" which is a subtle but important difference. The second article deals with CSS and so got my mind tweak when talking about typography and how CSS can control it, which is something I want to get more involved in. I had read that the Thesis theme for WordPress does a lot of work with typography... and I want to learn how! If you have any good sites that discuss, explain, or illustrate good typography in web design, please leave them in the comments for all to see and explore.

Here is an older article by Eric Karjaluoto at ideasonideas about how style should be left out of any good design: http://www.ideasonideas.com - Style Article (not a real url) I can see his argument. While its true that design should be dictated by the function of the problem you are trying to solve, I think its also important to attempt to create an eye-pleasing result that gets your message across. Eye-pleasing doesn't have to mean a "style" or design that will be come dated quickly... and lets hope its possible to create a great design that lasts the test of time. Also, I wonder why exactly he things Comic Sans is a horrible font.