Interesting ideas on design and coding
A well-designed document should be free of widows and orphans. It is understandable that getting rid of them may not always be a high priority, especially when the document you are working on is urgent or not particularly important. However, if you are working on a book, a magazine, a poster, a signage or a brochure and have sufficient time, it is worth taking some time to eliminate them because it will make your design better.
Today I would like to talk about a common typography mistake that you should avoid in document or web design. Look at the following picture of a notice that I took outside of a bank. Are you able to tell what the problem is?
If you are a Mac user or Google Fonts user, often you will come across a typeface that offers a variety of font weights. Have you ever thought about what you can do with these different font weights? Today, I would like to show a few examples that illustrate the their usage. If you have other interesting examples of using different font weights in your design, leave a comment below and let me know.
After multiple soft rejections, my WordPress theme Jordan finally got approved yesterday. It has been a nearly one and a half years since my previous WordPress theme was approved. To me, the recent review process at ThemeForest is even stricter than before, and I would like to share what I have learned in the new theme review process. Hopefully, this can help other authors get their themes approved faster.
Today I would like to share a small trick that can make typography on your website look a bit better. This trick is used across a lot of major websites, including Apple, AirBnB, Medium, Hulu etc.