Comments on: Conventions of Web Design http://rodneykeeling.com/conventions-of-web-design Rodney Keeling's stuff Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:32:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Brian http://rodneykeeling.com/conventions-of-web-design/comment-page-1#comment-420 Brian Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:32:39 +0000 http://rodneykeeling.com/blog/?p=183#comment-420 Don't forget clearly identifying links. Either through underline, bold, and/or a different color. It seems that is not something you're doing on this site :) Because I knew 960 grid system is the name of a website, I had a hunch the text might be a link (and I was right). But the average visitor might not. And they might miss links that aren't as obvious. We can't expect visitors to hunt through blocks of text to find what may or may not be links. Don’t forget clearly identifying links. Either through underline, bold, and/or a different color. It seems that is not something you’re doing on this site :) Because I knew 960 grid system is the name of a website, I had a hunch the text might be a link (and I was right). But the average visitor might not. And they might miss links that aren’t as obvious. We can’t expect visitors to hunt through blocks of text to find what may or may not be links.

]]> By: Rodney http://rodneykeeling.com/conventions-of-web-design/comment-page-1#comment-31 Rodney Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:45:26 +0000 http://rodneykeeling.com/blog/?p=183#comment-31 Did you let the page fully load? I have Opera, and it looks fine. Did you let the page fully load? I have Opera, and it looks fine.

]]> By: Edwardo Fontecchio http://rodneykeeling.com/conventions-of-web-design/comment-page-1#comment-30 Edwardo Fontecchio Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:39:12 +0000 http://rodneykeeling.com/blog/?p=183#comment-30 Your header is a bit wonky in Opera, mate. Your header is a bit wonky in Opera, mate.

]]> By: Austin Knight http://rodneykeeling.com/conventions-of-web-design/comment-page-1#comment-29 Austin Knight Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:27:42 +0000 http://rodneykeeling.com/blog/?p=183#comment-29 Good read! I have yet to come up with a legit design for my blog I'm developing, this helps though. Some good points to consider that will impact a website a ton. Good read! I have yet to come up with a legit design for my blog I’m developing, this helps though. Some good points to consider that will impact a website a ton.

]]> By: The Insufferable Dan Avery http://rodneykeeling.com/conventions-of-web-design/comment-page-1#comment-28 The Insufferable Dan Avery Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:00:52 +0000 http://rodneykeeling.com/blog/?p=183#comment-28 One thing to mention is the conventions of how to use Serif fonts, for body texts because the little hooks in the type face help move the reader's eyes to the left, and San-Serif fonts for titles to make them stand out. This is a print convention that seriously needs to be adopted by web designers. One thing to mention is the conventions of how to use Serif fonts, for body texts because the little hooks in the type face help move the reader’s eyes to the left, and San-Serif fonts for titles to make them stand out. This is a print convention that seriously needs to be adopted by web designers.

]]> By: Diti http://rodneykeeling.com/conventions-of-web-design/comment-page-1#comment-27 Diti Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:16:02 +0000 http://rodneykeeling.com/blog/?p=183#comment-27 I would give a piece of advice based on my personal taste (and disability): <em>please</em> don’t use small font sizes! I could understand using a 12pt font on a printed document makes sense, but using small font sizes on <em>screen</em> is quite different—my screen is 70cm away from me and I am tired to always having to zoom in to read text in “well-designed websites”! Usability first, gentlemen. I would give a piece of advice based on my personal taste (and disability): please don’t use small font sizes! I could understand using a 12pt font on a printed document makes sense, but using small font sizes on screen is quite different—my screen is 70cm away from me and I am tired to always having to zoom in to read text in “well-designed websites”!

Usability first, gentlemen.

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]]> By: Alex http://rodneykeeling.com/conventions-of-web-design/comment-page-1#comment-25 Alex Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:55:17 +0000 http://rodneykeeling.com/blog/?p=183#comment-25 I like the site - I used to have a very similar theme in mind when designing my portfolio a year ago :p I like the site – I used to have a very similar theme in mind when designing my portfolio a year ago :p

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