2/16 Let's get big
It's been obvious since the dawn of time that small fonts are harder to read. It's also been the tendency of designers to work small. Thankfully the days of those aliased 6-point fonts in Flash-based sites of the 90s are gone, but as this this site proves, indulgence is still there.
Lately, the IM window has started to look too small so I'm reducing my own personal stress by talking to Celly in a massive 24px font. I've started using 14px (80%) myself in some design cases, but here's a great justification for using up to 16px/100%. A picture says a thousand words, right, and the photo of the magazine held next to the screen at comparative reading distances says a lot in this case.
Along with that rule, there are plenty of other great ones, most of which we should remember from design school but tend to forget when working on the web with all those limitations to rebel against.
Lately, the IM window has started to look too small so I'm reducing my own personal stress by talking to Celly in a massive 24px font. I've started using 14px (80%) myself in some design cases, but here's a great justification for using up to 16px/100%. A picture says a thousand words, right, and the photo of the magazine held next to the screen at comparative reading distances says a lot in this case.
Along with that rule, there are plenty of other great ones, most of which we should remember from design school but tend to forget when working on the web with all those limitations to rebel against.