http://resistmedia.net/blog/2008/08/28/724/ This is a blog about adventures in design, and sometimes other crap. My name is Beth Dean and I'm a web designer from Cleveland Ohio. I work for Progressive Insurance as a UX Developer. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:57:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://resistmedia.net/blog/2008/08/28/724/#comment-130667 Laura Godfrey Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:33:31 +0000 http://resistmedia.net/blog/?p=724#comment-130667 In terms of design, typography plays a huge part in what a final website will look like. Using the wrong type, size, style or even colour can make or break a website. As a designer myself, I tend to use a font that will benefit a design and keep it looking simple. I think that once you use a mixture of styles, it can become fussy and detract from the other elements of the website such as imagery, backgrounds and applications. The key is to think of your target audience and how would you feel if you were a user, viewing it for the first time? In terms of design, typography plays a huge part in what a final website will look like. Using the wrong type, size, style or even colour can make or break a website. As a designer myself, I tend to use a font that will benefit a design and keep it looking simple. I think that once you use a mixture of styles, it can become fussy and detract from the other elements of the website such as imagery, backgrounds and applications. The key is to think of your target audience and how would you feel if you were a user, viewing it for the first time?

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