I'd say just the opposite, at least as far as design 'trends' go. In the late nineties, every website I worked on had insufferably small type. This was primar

I'd say just the opposite, at least as far as design 'trends' go. In the late nineties, every website I worked on had insufferably small type. This was primarily because the web was designed by graphic designers that were new to this web thing. They would often draw a box for someone else to fit the type in. Tables were the dominant method of aligning objects on the page. Thankfully, we've gotten smarter since. We know that those "words" actually matter. They communicate and are highly scannable, often even better than obscure iconography or visual elements. Services such as TypeKit http://typekit.com/ http://typekit.com/ should provide everyone with the ability to design beautiful web pages with great typography, and anyone who cares about good typography tends to want that type to actually be read. Check out virtually any new startup and you'll likely see large bold typefaces, short and concise phrases with a strong visual aesthetic leaning toward a minimalist style.