Improve readability with 100E2R June 15th, 2008
You know those things you stumble upon online, that inspire you to rethink the way you handle an aspect of your work?
I've struck upon one such inspiration nugget in 100E2R, The 100% Easy-2-Read Standard. It's a set of 5 complaints and 5 rules for web publishers. The page on which it's presented also includes an interesting list of referrers and some thought provoking commentary.
It promotes the design choices that I now realize underpin the web content that jumps out at me and inspires me to produce more beautiful applications.
So if you've also been scratching your head and trying to figure out why you can't get "that web 2.0 look" right, even though you're using the Trebuchet MS font and the grid implementation du jour, be sure to feast your mind on The 100% Easy-2-Read Standard.
I recommend reading the comments as well. Both the criticism and affirmation will get you thinking (for yourself). The list of referrers provides some great terrain for exploration.