I see what Meng means. Personally, I love Avant Garde but you definitely could do with some variation in your typeface-- not necessarily a change of typeface, but using stylistic options to your advantage (size, Bold, Italic, Underline, etc.). For example: how your headline text and your Latest Updates text is the same size and color kind of makes it uniform-ish and slightly dull-looking. It doesn't really pop out. I think your menu typeface size is fine, because it grabs your attention (the white on grey) while not constantly pulling you to look at it; you know where the menu is immediately and not more than that. However, your website title's text resembles closely to your headline/Latest Updates and if anything your website title should be the first to pop out, so your viewer can be like "oh hey! I'm here @ [KyleTHacker.com]." If you change the typeface anywhere on your layout, I would say the title should be the first to change; if not, then at least do something to it to draw the viewer's eye a bit more.
7Shadows
much better! still, the typo is too "thin" and feminine. sometimes bold is all that a logo needs to scream more.
Jul 10th, 2007 ReplyLostEagle
all the typo or the header?
Jul 10th, 2007 Reply7Shadows
all the titles. i would also range more in your typo, meaning logo, menu, page title, menu title, small texts, big text.
Jul 10th, 2007 Replyall that encourage a friendlier viewing. check apple.com you'll see what i mean. S7 too.
7Shadows
by ranging, i mean different sizes and look and feel. not necessarily different fonts.
Jul 10th, 2007 ReplyLostEagle
alright ill look through apple and sn i think i know what you mean :)
Jul 10th, 2007 Replyenii
I see what Meng means. Personally, I love Avant Garde but you definitely could do with some variation in your typeface-- not necessarily a change of typeface, but using stylistic options to your advantage (size, Bold, Italic, Underline, etc.). For example: how your headline text and your Latest Updates text is the same size and color kind of makes it uniform-ish and slightly dull-looking. It doesn't really pop out. I think your menu typeface size is fine, because it grabs your attention (the white on grey) while not constantly pulling you to look at it; you know where the menu is immediately and not more than that. However, your website title's text resembles closely to your headline/Latest Updates and if anything your website title should be the first to pop out, so your viewer can be like "oh hey! I'm here @ [KyleTHacker.com]." If you change the typeface anywhere on your layout, I would say the title should be the first to change; if not, then at least do something to it to draw the viewer's eye a bit more.
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