Comments on: Can we Stop it With the Tiny Text Already? http://meganmcdermott.com/2007/03/23/can-we-stop-it-with-the-tiny-text-already/ Web design and that Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:18:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Megan http://meganmcdermott.com/2007/03/23/can-we-stop-it-with-the-tiny-text-already/comment-page-1/#comment-5386 Megan Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:30:33 +0000 http://www.meganmcdermott.com/2007/03/23/can-we-stop-it-with-the-tiny-text-already/#comment-5386 That's a good point too, Andy. I'm starting to work on refining my line lengths beased on <a href="http://www.24ways.org/2006/compose-to-a-vertical-rhythm" rel="nofollow">this article</a> from Richard Rutter at 24 Ways. That’s a good point too, Andy. I’m starting to work on refining my line lengths beased on this article from Richard Rutter at 24 Ways.

]]> By: andyk http://meganmcdermott.com/2007/03/23/can-we-stop-it-with-the-tiny-text-already/comment-page-1/#comment-5384 andyk Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:59:10 +0000 http://www.meganmcdermott.com/2007/03/23/can-we-stop-it-with-the-tiny-text-already/#comment-5384 You know what annoys me...? it's no so much the font size (although anything smaller than approx. 11px drives me nuts) - it's line height. Small text is a lot easier to read if the spacing between is larger than default. More space between lines (and to some extent paragraphs) prevents the lines from merging into one another which then makes it easier to read a line, yet very few designers ever bother to change from the default line height. Also... really wide pages annoy me as well. If you're going to use relative widths for design you need to make sure you still set a max-width on content to ensure it doesn't run out to crazy line lengths on larger screens. You know what annoys me…? it’s no so much the font size (although anything smaller than approx. 11px drives me nuts) – it’s line height. Small text is a lot easier to read if the spacing between is larger than default.

More space between lines (and to some extent paragraphs) prevents the lines from merging into one another which then makes it easier to read a line, yet very few designers ever bother to change from the default line height.

Also… really wide pages annoy me as well. If you’re going to use relative widths for design you need to make sure you still set a max-width on content to ensure it doesn’t run out to crazy line lengths on larger screens.

]]> By: Catarina http://meganmcdermott.com/2007/03/23/can-we-stop-it-with-the-tiny-text-already/comment-page-1/#comment-5324 Catarina Sun, 25 Mar 2007 02:45:33 +0000 http://www.meganmcdermott.com/2007/03/23/can-we-stop-it-with-the-tiny-text-already/#comment-5324 I noted that fonts are smaller on Opera than Firefox or IE. I don't know why and it bothers me. I like FF's way of increasing font size with ctrl+ and I've used it many times, especially when my eyes are tired. I'm still young but some websites are simply impossible to read for long periods of time. The other day I found this <a href="http://www.webdemo-online.com/" rel="nofollow">design agency</a> (they must be great...) from my country. Tiny gray letters on a white background and no way of increasing text size because it's a flash site. I just hope they don't make the same mistakes on their clients' websites. I'm on a 13,3"/1280x800 laptop, so I'm used to small stuff. But there's small and there's tiny. Tiny is painful. I noted that fonts are smaller on Opera than Firefox or IE. I don’t know why and it bothers me. I like FF’s way of increasing font size with ctrl+ and I’ve used it many times, especially when my eyes are tired. I’m still young but some websites are simply impossible to read for long periods of time.

The other day I found this design agency (they must be great…) from my country. Tiny gray letters on a white background and no way of increasing text size because it’s a flash site. I just hope they don’t make the same mistakes on their clients’ websites.

I’m on a 13,3″/1280×800 laptop, so I’m used to small stuff. But there’s small and there’s tiny. Tiny is painful.

]]> By: Liam McDermott http://meganmcdermott.com/2007/03/23/can-we-stop-it-with-the-tiny-text-already/comment-page-1/#comment-5289 Liam McDermott Fri, 23 Mar 2007 21:18:14 +0000 http://www.meganmcdermott.com/2007/03/23/can-we-stop-it-with-the-tiny-text-already/#comment-5289 *sigh* tiny text: ruining my eyesight, one web site at a time. That site you pointed out has got tiny text Christopher, not that I'd want to read the content of a site called: WindowsITPro! ;) *sigh* tiny text: ruining my eyesight, one web site at a time.

That site you pointed out has got tiny text Christopher, not that I’d want to read the content of a site called: WindowsITPro! ;)

]]> By: Christopher Jaquez http://meganmcdermott.com/2007/03/23/can-we-stop-it-with-the-tiny-text-already/comment-page-1/#comment-5288 Christopher Jaquez Fri, 23 Mar 2007 20:24:44 +0000 http://www.meganmcdermott.com/2007/03/23/can-we-stop-it-with-the-tiny-text-already/#comment-5288 Agree with you totally here! This is another terrible <a href="http://www.windowsitpro.com/wininfo/Index.cfm?Ad=1" rel="nofollow">example</a> from someone who ought to know better. It used to be worse, since the articles linked to used the same font size as the summaries. I have great eyesight and even I am frustrated by this. Agree with you totally here! This is another terrible example from someone who ought to know better. It used to be worse, since the articles linked to used the same font size as the summaries. I have great eyesight and even I am frustrated by this.

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