Archive December, 2011

Secret Symphony: The Ultimate Guide to Readable Web Typography

December 26th 2011 Right now, there’s a mathematical symphony happening on your website. Every single one of your readers is subconsciously aware of this symphony, and more important, they are all pre-programmed to respond to it in a particular way. The question is this: Is your site’s symphony pleasing and inviting to your readers, or does ...

Reigniting Your Creative Spark

December 16th 2011 In his book So You’re a Creative Genius…Now What?, author Carl King aptly suggests, "to be able to explore, first you have to be lost." As professionals, when we encounter that “lost” feeling, or the feeling of having lost something, we need to find our way back to the path ...

Visited links can only be differentiated by colour

December 12th 2011 Showing whether a link on a web page has been visited or not can be very useful. One example that many will be familiar with is how it helps you know which links you have already followed from a Google search results page – links to pages you have already ...

Calculating Color Contrast for Legible Text

December 1st 2011 In the past we’ve shared some of our favorite resources and guides for helping the color challenged and uninspired get their chromatic deliciousness on. As a designer, getting to choose the colors is often the part of the job I like the best. However, there are times when it’s nice ...