Type on screens: three rules I keep
Size, spacing and contrast. Get these three right and most type problems disappear.
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You do not need a rare typeface. You need a readable one, set with care.
Rule one: body text is at least sixteen pixels
Anything smaller and someone will squint. Make it bigger and let the layout adapt.
Rule two: lines are short
Aim for sixty to seventy characters. Long lines lose the reader on the way back to the left edge.
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Process
Why I still sketch on paper first
Ten bad ideas on paper cost nothing. One bad idea in a design file costs an afternoon.
Colour
A colour system you can explain in one minute
Six colours, each with a job. If you cannot say the job out loud, cut the colour.
Mobile
Designing for the thumb, not the mouse
Where thumbs actually reach, and what that means for buttons, menus and forms.
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