typography – Ryan Sholin

Saving this so I don’t have to go look at Kottke and Subtraction for it next time. Type something in the box and it shows up in fonts you already have on your system. flipping typical

Relative readability / Wilson Miner

Dec 3, 2008

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Ryan Sholin

in Newstangle

Wilson’s notes on redesigning with much larger type. I’m increasingly going this route. Relative readability / Wilson Miner

November Carnival of Journalism: What would the Obama campaign do?

Nov 20, 2008

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Ryan Sholin

in Media

Pretty much every single industry that involves convincing consumers that your product, or idea, or business is a great idea has been strafed with a raft of “What [Your Industry Here] Can Learn From Barack Obama” blog posts lately, and journalism is no exception. This month’s Carnival of Journalism, which I’m late for due to…

How we read online. – By Michael Agger – Slate Magazine

Jun 16, 2008

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Ryan Sholin

in Newstangle

Detailed notes on what links, subheads, lists, and reasonably sized paragraphs do for the readability of your online screeds. And new stories, yes? via Rex, among others. How we read online. – By Michael Agger – Slate Magazine

Redesign

Nov 16, 2007

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Ryan Sholin

in Ideas

I’ve been quietly working up a redesign for this blog at random moments a few minutes at a time. I was due to make a change — the last iteration lasted more than eight months. You’ll find the usual bells and whistles and links down low, past a few recent posts. Differences and details: Bluer.…