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1. Is this something that can be fixed? One solution many sites use is to have a color differentiation (or a graphic element) that defines the right side of te

1. Is this something that can be fixed? One solution many sites use is to have a color differentiation (or a graphic element) that defines the right side of text, making it easier for the eye to scan the text. 2. Mine is also PC/Firefox (very high res monitor). (I tried it on a lower res monitor, and it looked much better (ie more differentiation) 3. On my high-res screen, 2 of the paragraphs at this location ran together. On my low res screen, they do not. -The page looks much better in lower res. For my site, you are right, it is vastly out of date. (I was the 7th architect on the web in 1995, and used front-page.) I am holding off on the overhaul (there are so many pages) to make the entire site active using the technology my startup company is creating, probably won't get to it until later in the year. In spite of the retro look, I do get a lot of traffic on it.

rolodex 20y ago
1,2,3, whatever man. I don't want to embarrass you, but no matter how many users you have, with this site you should not pretend to be a pro: a) Fake small caps, creating weird stairs in the underline b) Passive white space everywhere c) Random picture placement d) Dozens of font sizes e) Justification chaos, random spacing f) Plenty of useless design elements, g) Obvious silliness (like what you do with your signature) If you really knew about typography, you'd take this nightmare offline right now.
- gibsonf1 20y ago
  :) My experience with graphic design is mainly in the traditional realm, not on the web. I never claimed to have the ultimate typography on my website. (To give you an idea of my age, I programmed a BBS in basic on a commodore 64 "Moondog BBS" in 1982 - I was a Junior in HS.) However, the site was cutting edge when I first had it on in 1995 and was published a few years in a row in the book _Design Portfolio_ with interviews, etc. in the late 90's. My site has been neglected as I've been too busy (too many projects, etc.), but the thrust of the site is the imagery and design and ideas, not the fonts. That is the value people get from the site and why it is so heavily linked and visited. I am definitely looking forward to having the site totally automated and database driven so that I can control the look and feel globally (the site is huge if you noticed) and have it always up to date finally later in the year. But to take it off because of imperfect fonts and frames etc. would be foolish. I would be denying the value that so many people are getting from the site in its current crippled form. But thank you for the concern :)

rolodex 20y ago

1,2,3, whatever man. I don't want to embarrass you, but no matter how many users you have, with this site you should not pretend to be a pro: a) Fake small caps, creating weird stairs in the underline b) Passive white space everywhere c) Random picture placement d) Dozens of font sizes e) Justification chaos, random spacing f) Plenty of useless design elements, g) Obvious silliness (like what you do with your signature) If you really knew about typography, you'd take this nightmare offline right now.

gibsonf1 20y ago
:) My experience with graphic design is mainly in the traditional realm, not on the web. I never claimed to have the ultimate typography on my website. (To give you an idea of my age, I programmed a BBS in basic on a commodore 64 "Moondog BBS" in 1982 - I was a Junior in HS.) However, the site was cutting edge when I first had it on in 1995 and was published a few years in a row in the book _Design Portfolio_ with interviews, etc. in the late 90's. My site has been neglected as I've been too busy (too many projects, etc.), but the thrust of the site is the imagery and design and ideas, not the fonts. That is the value people get from the site and why it is so heavily linked and visited. I am definitely looking forward to having the site totally automated and database driven so that I can control the look and feel globally (the site is huge if you noticed) and have it always up to date finally later in the year. But to take it off because of imperfect fonts and frames etc. would be foolish. I would be denying the value that so many people are getting from the site in its current crippled form. But thank you for the concern :)