Understanding macrotypography can be useful in making websites, specifically in making websites readable. Macrotypography involves the combination and arrangement of all groups of texts within a web page. While microtypography involves small details such as the glyph, kerning, tracking and capitalization of letters and words, macrotypography involves the arrangement of paragraphs. Microtypography deals with legibility,… Continue reading What is Macrotypography?
Day: December 8, 2014
Best Practices for Creating Fullscreen Website Backgrounds
The artistic use of fullscreen backgrounds has become a large part of the web design lexicon. Many different layouts from landing pages to agencies and social networks have used this feature with great success. It’s a fantastic way to draw attention while simultaneously branding a company or project. In this post I’d like to cover… Continue reading Best Practices for Creating Fullscreen Website Backgrounds
34 Well-Designed Signup & Login Forms
Modern web design trends have evolved from archaic despots of fixed HTML4 layouts into the realm of parallax animation, flat graphics, and responsive layouts. This transition has been accompanied by a growing attachment to interactive websites with user profiles. So it should come as no surprise that login & signup forms can be seen everywhere… Continue reading 34 Well-Designed Signup & Login Forms
28 Website Mockups using Fullscreen Images
Let’s face the facts: anything that takes up the entirety of your computer screen is going to draw some attention. Fullscreen images have been used in backgrounds and slideshows for quite a few years now. But ever-improving Internet connections have allowed for much larger images that relate better to content on the page. This style… Continue reading 28 Website Mockups using Fullscreen Images