Posts Tagged: best practices

Posted August 17th, 2013 & filed under Theory & Best Practices.

Hanging Punctuation

Figure 1. Hanging punctuation sample. Hanging punctuation is the practice of placing punctuation and bullet points outside of the flow of text. When this is ignored or done incorrectly it breaks the flow of text[1]. Without Hanging Punctuation You can see below in the sample quote how the initial quotation mark sits inline with the… Read more »

Posted July 31st, 2013 & filed under Theory & Best Practices.

Line Lengths & Measures

When designing how content should be displayed one of the key factors to consider is line length. If it’s too short the eyes can become tired from constantly moving to the next line, if it’s too long the reader can get lost in the middle of a sentence and it also becomes difficult to find the next line.