When people use the word font, they actually mean typeface. A typeface is the design for an alphabet, number or punctuation mark. These are commonly used during the web design process to give a beautiful look to contents, headings or logos. Typefaces come in different sizes (11pt, 8pt) and varieties (bold, italic). Therefore, a font is the name given to the specific use of a typeface. For example, Arial is a typeface whereas Arial Bold 9pt is a font.
Normally, a good web design will also look attractive. At the same time, a fine web design will be recognized if the typography helps the reader to use the words on the page. Typography can add form to your web design thus helping the reader navigate through your site. For example, when you open a book you most probably look at the first page title because it is much heavier and is represented in bigger characters. Then you may glance at the sub headings which are larger than the surrounding texts and also being in a different colour and typeface. The same thing applies in web design. The web design professional makes the page in such a way that only by guiding your eyes and locating keywords you can make a choice about which story to read.
Moreover, in web design also, one of the evident ways to draw attention to certain words is to make them bold. Being darker than the other words, the reader¡¯s eyes would be drawn towards bold words. Similarly, italics as well are used in web design to draw attention to words. But they can alter the way a phrase, for example, is read. Names and titles are most of the times represented in Italics. In addition to choosing which typefaces to include in your web design, it may be imperative to know how to use them. Sometimes, during web design, the sizes of the fonts have to be controlled. Their position as well as the distance between them has as well to be regulated. Like that, you may end up seeing a well organized web site. With such web design solutions used, users may find themselves in a pleasant environment when they log onto your web site.
Furthermore, your web design concerning fonts and their correct placements can affect the message that your site will deliver. Thus, this may equally have an effect on how successful your site will be. So, while making the web design, it is imperative that you get these aspects right. Additionally, spaces between words and letters are just as important. Changing space between lines, letters and words can improve the way people will read them. Proper web design solutions and tools should help you produce a good looking and at the same time a user friendly web site.
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Sanjou is the web design articles author at one of the leading web design company in the UK.