PBA Front-End Programming Textual Composition

Even with proper choice of font, the physical organisation of text still matters – Avoid ”walls of text” – Avoid monotony… – …but also avoid too many surprises!

Textual Composition BORING!!

Textual Composition Various types of ”space” are useful Margins - separates text blocks from other page elements Alignment – helps the use to navigate – Can help the user to navigate between lines – Left-justified text is usually considered the best choice for text on the screen

Textual Composition

Text can also be emphasised in various ways Classic effects for emphasis – Bold – Italic – Underline – Coloring – CAPITALS

Textual Composition When could emphasis of text be appropriate? – Introducing a new term – Using an adjective in ”strong form” – Indicating text which also has a function (link) – Draw attention to an important piece of data – …?

Textual Composition ”…the emergence of quantum physics” ”…that room was scary, John” ”…also check out ”…more than 2,000 families are affected”

Textual Composition Tips on text emphasis – Use sparingly, otherwise effect is lost! – Emphasis is for very short text passages, not e.g. an entire paragraph – Emphasis and e.g. choosing a font for a heading is two different things…

Textual Composition