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> you should leave the typography to the client Who is 'you'? A back-end developer? Then, yes. A front-end developer or UX person with design background? Then:
by digitalengineer 11y ago
> you should leave the typography to the client
Who is 'you'? A back-end developer? Then, yes. A front-end developer or UX person with design background? Then: no. We don't make websites for 'the client', we make them for their clients.
- juliendorra 11y agoI think it meant the browser, as in "the web client". (There is a mention of overriding all websites fonts). So you basically agree on the goal: satisfying the end user.
- mrob 11y agoYes, that's exactly what I meant. I was thinking of technical details not business details. I would edit my post but it is too old to edit now. Thanks for pointing this out.
- digitalengineer 11y agoThank you! We agree. This is a slide from my UX or Marketing presentation. I think you'll like it: http://imgur.com/ErR8JfJ http://imgur.com/ErR8JfJ
- mrob 11y agoThe client is the person paying for the website. They want fancy fonts because they want a strong brand and all that bullshit. The client's client is the person reading the website. Fancy design is actively harmful to them. I make my "should" claim as somebody reading websites, not somebody paying for website design. I'm fully aware that designers are less likely to listen to me than to the client who's paying them, but if I can at least shame a few into reining in their worst excesses I've done some good.
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- ommunist 11y agoWell, actually you do it for your customer, and if you are able to persuade your customer that this is for his clients, than yes, you can have it.