Typography - Getting The Hang Of Typography

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importance. We also can՚t ignore where the type is placed within our Web
site layout.


Mark Boulton has a great 5 part series on Typography called Five simple
steps to better typography. In the 5th part of this series, he discusses
weight. He gives a historical perspective on how weight works with typeface
in creating a hierarchical order.


The article explains what text types users expect for different parts of a
page. Below is a diagram of how one would hierarchically select type style
based on historical perspective.

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