Typography - Getting The Hang Of Typography

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A screenshot from Christian Watson՚s gallery Typography For Headlines.


While typeface selection for headlines is a common issue that comes up in
web design, using type on the web involves more than font selection. A
systematic approach can be brought to many other facets as well. We՚ll
move on to look at this in regard to information hierarchy next.


2. Utilize Information Hierarchy


There is more than one way to define precedence through the use of
typography. First of all, the type size, color, weight, case, and whether the
type is set normal or in italics will give the font greater or smaller

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