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Tag: Typography

  • Visual Design
    Visual Design Basics
    Visual design focuses on the aesthetics of a site and its related materials by strategically implementing images, colors, fonts, and other elements.  A successful visual design does not...
  • Credibility
    Credibility
    Users are becoming more skeptical of the information they find online. Learn about the factors impacting your website's credibility.
  • Eyetracking and Web site Design
    Eyetracking and Web site Design
    Find out what areas of a page, based on eye tracking, are grabbing a user’s attention and the areas that are being ignored and how a user searches for information.
  • Should All Links be Underlined?
    Should All Links be Underlined?
    Links are the primary means by which users navigate Web sites. If users do not notice, or do not think that links are clickable, they may not use the links.  Learn about the best practices...
  • Reading Onscreen: The Effects of Line Length on Performance
    Reading Onscreen: The Effects of Line Length on Performance
    Learn which types of documents users prefer to read online and which they usually "print then read".  When reading online, line length impacts performance.