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Thursday, April 9, 2009

Headings Hierarchy ....... Famous Blogs

After Choosing their Primary typefaces let us go though some popular blogs to know how they deal with different 'levels' of headings , how they differentiate it clearly and how it is maintained in pages consistently.

  1. A List apart
    Georgia was chosen as the base font and used mainly for Headings with font-size:1.66em and brownish tint.



    Subheadings with font-size:1.5em and black color while Verdana was chosen for the main body.
    Links were given green with underlines.Paragraphs were given line height 1.8 em.


  2. Problogger
    Helvetica is the base font, with headings with font-size:2.4em; font-weight:bold; letter-spacing:-1px; line-height:1.45em;
    Subheadings with font-size:1.6 and red color .Links were given blue highlighted with underlines.Paragraphs were given line height 1.3 em.


  3. BBC

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Footers With Style


The bottom of the page is a decision point for visitors to your site. They will either decide to "continue browsing your site, or leave."

From just copyrights footers have changed to something that keeps the visitors engaged.Once a user who is happy, engaged and scanning your site reaches the bottom it is not that great to greet them with just a copyright.So things have changed and here are some majestic examples that caught my attention while touring .... would like to know what you think






Shades Of Blue ....



Just want to share some great designs that have kept things simple .... using the so called 'corporate' Blue that blends with its own shades as well as cool natural White ..

Blue is often associated with depth and stability. It symbolizes trust, loyalty, wisdom, confidence, intelligence, faith, truth, and heaven.

Blue is considered beneficial to the mind and body. It slows human metabolism and produces a calming effect. Blue is strongly associated with tranquility and calmness. In heraldry, blue is used to symbolize piety and sincerity.

Blue is a masculine color; according to studies, it is highly accepted among males. Dark blue is associated with depth, expertise, and stability; it is a preferred color for corporate America.


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