Blogging Tips – 3 Things to Avoid While Writing Content

Avoid Font Sizes Smaller Than 14 pixels
Ideally, body copy should be set at 16 pixels (or above). Yes, the default size. There’s a good reason this is the universal default: on typical screens, 16 pixels text is displayed at a similar size to printed 12 point text—the default for word processors. These are the defaults because they’re the most legible sizes for the majority of people. If your reader is over 40, using small fonts is like putting a bullet in your foot. (Remember, too, that a screen is generally positioned further from the reader than something like a magazine or book.)

Here’s an example of what I mean:–
Do not make body copy smaller to accommodate an existing layout, or to imitate what others are doing for stylistic (as opposed to usability or accessibility) reasons.

In print, type as small as 8pt is an ideal compromise between legibility and cost. On the web, however, you pay nothing for using more space…but you will pay if your reader finds your copy too hard to read and clicks away before he converts. On high-resolution screens, text set below 16px is extremely difficult to read—even for people with 20/20 vision. This is especially so on increasingly popular HD screens. For example, full-HD laptops cram over two million pixels into screens which can measure (on the diagonal) only 13”.

Avoid Unnecessary Formatting
It’s easy to get carried away with typographical flourishes in copy—but these can end badly. Keep the following guidelines in mind:–

• Italics

• Underlining

• Layouts & Font Styles