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Building on her first article on typography basics, this week Linda is going to show us how our eyes respond to web pages, and then look at how the five historic font families previously discussed can shape a website design.

Linda takes each of the design elements in turn (line, volume etc.) and shows how typeface can be understood and appreciated, when looked at in the context of each of these categories.

Filled with tips to help you consider the layout of text-heavy sections, once again Linda helps us to think more carefully about a subject we might sometimes take for granted.

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This article is the first of a short series on typography and its application to web design. The ‘feel’ of any website is hugely influenced by the way the content is presented and, of course, the font chosen will be crucial to the readers’ perception of the site.

Despite this, typography can be easily overlooked in the grand plans of web page layout. This series will go some way to helping us understand a little bit more about typography and how to make the most of it. Furthermore there’s valuable information along the way that might help us all with our printed documents as well.

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