Medium Post: Web Design Is 95% Typography — And in Mobile?

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URL: https://higheredrevolution.com/web-design-is-95-typography-and-mobile-964e8bd50d09#.ngugxss6z

In this article Morten Jacobsen touches on the importance of Typography in web design. He does so however, with a focus on Mobile Platforms. He emphasizes on a few main components of good typography for web design viewed on mobile devices. These include the "Number of characters per line". He explains that designers should use 30-40 words per line as a basis for lengthy designs. He explains that any more than that typically will appear cluttered especially when switching over to a mobile device. Other "rules" are listed and at the end, he mentions some of his thoughts on the iPhone 6s plus. Explaining in a nutshell that it is the best reading machine ever and that he has high hopes for the iPhone 7. Overall, it is a very interesting article with extremely important tips that will help when designing for mobile use.

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