Comments on: Baseline Grid Framework with Typographic Standards http://www.webappers.com/2009/09/02/baseline-grid-framework-with-typographic-standards/ - Hunting the Best Open Source Resources for Web Developers Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:53:05 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Chris Raymondhttp://www.webappers.com/2009/09/02/baseline-grid-framework-with-typographic-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-36836 Chris Raymond Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:50:07 +0000 http://www.webappers.com/?p=1681#comment-36836 I greatly appreciate the work that went into this. But I find myself continually puzzled by this css and that of other baseline grids, in which there is visually the same vertical space above and below headings. This is just plain wrong from a readability perspective. It's basic gestalt principle of proximity, which enables a reader to easily ascertain what text is related to each other. For example, a heading should be closer to its related text paragraph than to the preceding paragraph. Yet, nearly everywhere on the web, even at sites w/overall nice typography, I see the "floating heads" problem. Even worse is to see css properties that give ever larger bottom margins to ever smaller heads. Why? I greatly appreciate the work that went into this. But I find myself continually puzzled by this css and that of other baseline grids, in which there is visually the same vertical space above and below headings. This is just plain wrong from a readability perspective. It’s basic gestalt principle of proximity, which enables a reader to easily ascertain what text is related to each other. For example, a heading should be closer to its related text paragraph than to the preceding paragraph. Yet, nearly everywhere on the web, even at sites w/overall nice typography, I see the “floating heads” problem. Even worse is to see css properties that give ever larger bottom margins to ever smaller heads. Why?

]]> By: Nokadotahttp://www.webappers.com/2009/09/02/baseline-grid-framework-with-typographic-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-28508 Nokadota Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:09:45 +0000 http://www.webappers.com/?p=1681#comment-28508 This sounds like such a useful tool! I just recently completed a mockup of my new portfolio design that is more minimalistic than usual because I wanted to focus on typography.This news came just in time! Thanks for the link. This sounds like such a useful tool! I just recently completed a mockup of my new portfolio design that is more minimalistic than usual because I wanted to focus on typography.

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]]> By: codyzzdhttp://www.webappers.com/2009/09/02/baseline-grid-framework-with-typographic-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-28503 codyzzd Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:35:30 +0000 http://www.webappers.com/?p=1681#comment-28503 this CSS ? is what ? css 2 css 3 ? this CSS ? is what ? css 2 css 3 ?

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