Comments on: Choosing the right font for your blog http://www.upstartblogger.com/choosing-the-right-font-for-your-blog Daily Inspiration For Bloggers Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:12:31 +0000 hourly 1 By: Silver Firefly http://www.upstartblogger.com/choosing-the-right-font-for-your-blog#comment-16830 Silver Firefly Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:13:37 +0000 http://www.upstartblogger.com/choosing-the-right-font-for-your-blog#comment-16830 Your blog will only shine when you have top content included. It's all very well having beautiful typography but very few will care about that if the content is below par, and if they have to squint or whatever to be able to read the content. Which is why I stick to the popular fonts but I do try to include an alternative for Linux and Mac users. At the moment I'm working on a blog that uses the Franklin Gothic Book, Tahoma and Verdana fonts, but I also have Myriad Pro included, as well as Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif as alternatives. So, content first, functionality second, and beautiful typography etc last. Your blog will only shine when you have top content included. It’s all very well having beautiful typography but very few will care about that if the content is below par, and if they have to squint or whatever to be able to read the content. Which is why I stick to the popular fonts but I do try to include an alternative for Linux and Mac users. At the moment I’m working on a blog that uses the Franklin Gothic Book, Tahoma and Verdana fonts, but I also have Myriad Pro included, as well as Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif as alternatives.

So, content first, functionality second, and beautiful typography etc last.

]]> By: William Lawrence http://www.upstartblogger.com/choosing-the-right-font-for-your-blog#comment-16193 William Lawrence Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:11:57 +0000 http://www.upstartblogger.com/choosing-the-right-font-for-your-blog#comment-16193 Am I missing something? This weblog only specifies Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, & Arial and nothing else. Not the ones you specified above. Meanwhile, you lamented about Arial, yet it's your default. Don't get me wrong. I do like the feel and look of this site. Cheers! Am I missing something? This weblog only specifies Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, & Arial and nothing else. Not the ones you specified above. Meanwhile, you lamented about Arial, yet it’s your default.

Don’t get me wrong. I do like the feel and look of this site.

Cheers!

]]> By: Lance http://www.upstartblogger.com/choosing-the-right-font-for-your-blog#comment-15987 Lance Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:01:28 +0000 http://www.upstartblogger.com/choosing-the-right-font-for-your-blog#comment-15987 Re: the scroll down needed. If I come here from Google Reader this is what it looks like: http://blablupp.dreamhosters.com/upstartscroll.png Re: the scroll down needed. If I come here from Google Reader this is what it looks like: http://blablupp.dreamhosters.com/upstartscroll.png

]]> By: Lindsay http://www.upstartblogger.com/choosing-the-right-font-for-your-blog#comment-15963 Lindsay Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:37:51 +0000 http://www.upstartblogger.com/choosing-the-right-font-for-your-blog#comment-15963 I wish more blog designs out there took this into consideration. I don't have 20/20 vision any more, and a lot of the folks reading tiny print on the screen all day won't have good vision for long either, heh. I for one would rather see a plain and simple design where the text is easy to read than something pretty where I have to learn into the monitor! I wish more blog designs out there took this into consideration. I don’t have 20/20 vision any more, and a lot of the folks reading tiny print on the screen all day won’t have good vision for long either, heh.

I for one would rather see a plain and simple design where the text is easy to read than something pretty where I have to learn into the monitor!

]]> By: Ashley Morgan http://www.upstartblogger.com/choosing-the-right-font-for-your-blog#comment-15937 Ashley Morgan Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:35:44 +0000 http://www.upstartblogger.com/choosing-the-right-font-for-your-blog#comment-15937 Lance - No changes have been made since your first comment so I'm not sure what you're referring to. Lance – No changes have been made since your first comment so I’m not sure what you’re referring to.

]]> By: Lance http://www.upstartblogger.com/choosing-the-right-font-for-your-blog#comment-15928 Lance Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:59:30 +0000 http://www.upstartblogger.com/choosing-the-right-font-for-your-blog#comment-15928 Thank you! Much better! Thank you! Much better!

]]> By: Lance http://www.upstartblogger.com/choosing-the-right-font-for-your-blog#comment-15925 Lance Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:43:54 +0000 http://www.upstartblogger.com/choosing-the-right-font-for-your-blog#comment-15925 You know what I really dislike about your blog design? The fact that I have to to scroll down more than 1000px to even see the first paragraph of actual content, and not some oversized heading and unwanted ads! You know what I really dislike about your blog design? The fact that I have to to scroll down more than 1000px to even see the first paragraph of actual content, and not some oversized heading and unwanted ads!

]]> By: Nathan http://www.upstartblogger.com/choosing-the-right-font-for-your-blog#comment-15924 Nathan Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:48:46 +0000 http://www.upstartblogger.com/choosing-the-right-font-for-your-blog#comment-15924 You probably wouldn't use it in CSS anyway, but if you are ever designing a logo or header or whatever, DO NOT EVER USE PAPYRUS! It used to be a pretty nice font, but it became the only "different" font included with Windows and instantly became over-used. Usually on local owned business banners and pamphlets. You probably wouldn’t use it in CSS anyway, but if you are ever designing a logo or header or whatever, DO NOT EVER USE PAPYRUS! It used to be a pretty nice font, but it became the only “different” font included with Windows and instantly became over-used. Usually on local owned business banners and pamphlets.

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