As always, it is important that the designer of a website think about the big picture before thinking of too much detail. Don't think about the bells and whistles before you setup up the overall interface. and it is important to not assume that the user will understand the interface without making enough indications as to what they should do.
Despite the fact that we have the options to use any typeface — the issue of legibility still stands. Some typefaces were not made to be on the web at all and have low contrast.
Body texts are usually the best option when designing for the web. It is easier to read in greater amounts of text, and at a smaller side. It is possible to customize your type by changing the x-hight a little or bumping up the contrast.
There are some issues concerning design on the web: one is that there weren't enough typefaces to choose from, and another is that there is low resolution on the web which makes readability difficult. But these issues are not as concerning as making sure that the interface of a website is not cluttered with too much information which cannot be easily comprehended. USEABILITY should be stressed and addressed before people are concerned about the afore mentioned issues. It is the job of an information designer to be sure that information is ordered in such a way so that the user is able to digest the information and not be overwhelmed.
There should be standards or certain conventions that everyone should follow — but by no means should everything look the same. Just as long as a website is functional with various technologies, and is flexible in some way.
In the interest of keeping a space well organized, the designer should think about:
You should consider the following: proper text size, whitespace, linespacing, alignment/grid, consistency with size, strategically place images that don't interrupt, good text/background contrast, visible links (visited or not), navigation tools should be well marked out.
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