How do I make the fonts on my site more attractive?

Discussion in 'HTML & Website Design' started by mike323, Oct 25, 2009.

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    There is just something unattractive about the fonts on my top text links and the text below the video and chat box on my site.

    Please take a look and offer suggestions?:

    http://thedailysearch.com/


    Font expert needed.

    How can I make them look better? Thank you.
     
    mike323, Oct 25, 2009 IP
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    The design is to simple....try to use Verdana font and make your site more attractive. if you want a nice design we can collaborate
     
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    mike323 Well-Known Member

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    I'll try the verdana font...but what do you mean by too simple? It's a search engine...isn't it supposed to be simple? :confused:
     
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    Definitely use a smoother font. That one is not easy on the eyes.
     
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    mike323 Well-Known Member

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    I was able to make the link fonts look better. Thanks guys. all I had to do was turn off bold. I really like it now.

    I'll do that for the rest of the text tomorrow. :)
     
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    only use verdana, arial or tahoma fonts in ur webpages and use diff size for navigation bar make them bold and ur page will look better
     
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    mike323 Well-Known Member

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    that's what i have been doing and it looked horrible!

    anyway i got to a point where i like the text link fonts at the top of the page. for them i used courier.
     
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    Heres a few typographical tips for web use:

    Tweak letter, word, and line spacing in your headlines.
    Add extra space between lines.
    Serif font for headlines and sans–serif for body copy. (This is not always practical).
    Use the EM unit to size your text.

    I'm personally not a massive fan of verdana. If i'm going for a sans serif i tend to use Lucida Grande. But each to their own.
     
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    1. Be Aware during Selection of the colours scheme

    If your company has a logo or preferred colours on its stationery that's a good start. For those of you starting from scratch, choose two or three complementary colours and stick with them - don't change colours on every page. The most common colour schemes include:

    - Red, yellow and white
    - Blue and white
    - Red, grey and white
    - Blue, orange and white
    - Yellow, grey and white.
    - Onion shade, Tan, white

    If you're not sure what colour scheme to choose, surf the internet and find a website that you like. You can then model your colour scheme on what already exists.
    Always Select those colours which Attract the visitors, and the person revisit your site.


    2. Page Backgrounds
    Ensure your visitors can read the text on the background, i.e. no black writing on dark blue background or yellow on white. Means if the page background is dark always use light colour for the writhing a text or if the light colour is used for the page background the always use dark colour for writing a text, like this colour scheme for the background everything is visible to the visitor. Also be careful that your links are visible before and after being visited. The default for links in most programs is blue (before being visited) and burgundy (after being visited), so if you have a dark background, ensure your links are light.
     
    forextrendalerts, Oct 27, 2009 IP