very small fonts

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Dave B
Feb 20, 2004
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Does anyone have any suggestions on using very small fonts for web use? I see them in use in graphics on some pages, but when I create images in PS and try to use fonts at a such a small size, they become unreadable. I’m hoping there’s either a method to use existing fonts very small, or perhaps whole separate font families for this purpose?

Thanks….
Dave B
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Shank Williams
Feb 20, 2004
On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 04:16:33 GMT, "Dave B"
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Does anyone have any suggestions on using very small fonts for web use? I see them in use in graphics on some pages, but when I create images in PS and try to use fonts at a such a small size, they become unreadable. I’m hoping there’s either a method to use existing fonts very small, or perhaps whole separate font families for this purpose?

Thanks….
Dave B
Dave,
Please consider that some of us, me included, are visually impaired, and have a very hard time reading such tiny text.
Please avoid using images for text. Let me set the text size I need with my browser. Give me something I can read with a "talking browser". And remember that search engine bots can’t read the text in an image.
The users of your web site have a variety of devices, browsers, window sizes and resolutions; trying to make everything look like print is contrary to the nature of the web medium.
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edjh
Feb 20, 2004
Dave B wrote:
Does anyone have any suggestions on using very small fonts for web use? I see them in use in graphics on some pages, but when I create images in PS and try to use fonts at a such a small size, they become unreadable. I’m hoping there’s either a method to use existing fonts very small, or perhaps whole separate font families for this purpose?

Thanks….
Dave B
There are some web fonts just for the purposes you describe. Do a search on "web fonts".

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danidh
Feb 20, 2004
<<I’m hoping there’s either a method to use existing fonts very small, or perhaps whole separate font families for this purpose?>>

You want Pixel Fonts…do a Google search for Pixel Fonts. If you want only free/freeware do an advanced search and include the words "free" and "freeware" in the "with at least one of the words" field. Hope this helps. Dani
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larrybud2002
Feb 20, 2004
"Dave B" …
Does anyone have any suggestions on using very small fonts for web use?

In what context are you going to use them?

Turn off anti-aliasing.
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Dave B
Feb 21, 2004
"Shank Williams" wrote in message
On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 04:16:33 GMT, "Dave B"
wrote:

Does anyone have any suggestions on using very small fonts for web use? I see them in use in graphics on some pages, but when I create images in PS and try to use fonts at a such a small size, they become unreadable. I’m hoping there’s either a method to use existing fonts very small, or
perhaps
whole separate font families for this purpose?

Thanks….
Dave B
Dave,
Please consider that some of us, me included, are visually impaired, and have a very hard time reading such tiny text.
Please avoid using images for text. Let me set the text size I need with my browser. Give me something I can read with a "talking browser". And remember that search engine bots can’t read the text in an image.
The users of your web site have a variety of devices, browsers, window sizes and resolutions; trying to make everything look like print is contrary to the nature of the web medium.

You bring up good points Shank. Being a designer, I’m not sure if I’m capable of designing for function (that’s a joke). I recently designed a site that included printer friendly links (less graphics, etc.). I’m wondering if a similar tactic for the sight impaired would be a good solution. I could make a 2nd page that was all text, and large images. Are there sites that do that? Is there a color scheme that is more readable (presumably black text on white, but you never know)…
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Batmel
Feb 21, 2004
yes that is a good point..

a designer has to make a GREAT designer being "user friendly"..

however depending on the type of website you are doing.. I think tha in some cases it is appropirate to use smaller font..

http://www.miniml.com/

these are fonts that you can use with flash.. nice and small ! ehe

www.dafont.com

an other site to dl free fonts

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