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Also, for the love of all that is (un)holy, please stop with the Web 2.0 trend of using 30%+ white space on either side of the page. If I have a 1600 pixel wid
by Stormbringer 16y ago
Also, for the love of all that is (un)holy, please stop with the Web 2.0 trend of using 30%+ white space on either side of the page. If I have a 1600 pixel wide screen, why should 1000 pixels be dead space??? It's insanity!
- rewind 16y agoIt has to do with ideal line widths for reading, not with Web 2.0. Having lines that are 1600 pixels wide is a nightmare for readability.
- shib71 16y agoVarious studies (and my own experience) suggest that there is an ideal number of words per line that improves readability. Blogs are rarely well served by full-width designs, except as a way of adding ads or navigation elements. I do think the font size should be bigger.
- limedaring 16y agoWould you rather read an article like this? http://websitehelpers.com/design/longlines.html http://websitehelpers.com/design/longlines.html 12-15 words per line is a pretty good guide for readability, and if you have a minimal interface like Posterous, then naturally the article is going to extend with a lot of white space on either side.
- adambyrtek 16y agoThen tile two browser windows next to each other vertically. I personally recommend XMonad, but you can use any other window manager or tool to help with that.