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mattyod · 26-10-2007, 12:11

Partly a show case, partly some of you guys might find it useful.

Designer Plaything: web typography and colour testing tool

Any comments or suggestions welcome.

Lebastard · 26-10-2007, 13:47

I would never show that to a client, unless i want some some blue 16 pt impact text on a black background

mattyod · 26-10-2007, 14:02

Well the choice of colour and font would be yours, that's kinda the point.

Though I agree if you suspect your client is the sort to come back and say "I've chosen 16pt Impact in blue with a black background" then I'd steer well away from letting them go wild with this.

If your client is a bit more savy and is say struggling to decide on whether Times or Georgia goes best with their Arial headlines (as was the case with the very first version) then it could be more useful.

I offer the tool to view different combinations not the wisdom to decide upon which ones work best.

Spyros · 28-10-2007, 12:40

Hello there!
I like the idea but I think you shouldn't give the client this kind of flexibility!
IT IS DANGEROUS!!
You might end up with a messed up spec for a website.

But as far as designers go, I think this is a very usefully site. Something like TypeTester. I will post the link below. This is my 15th post so from now on I can post links!

Spyros · 28-10-2007, 12:41

Here is the link for TypeTester Typetester – Compare fonts for the screen

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Lebastard Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Montréal, Canada Posts: 70	I would never show that to a client, unless i want some some blue 16 pt impact text on a black background

26-10-2007, 14:02	#3 (permalink)
mattyod Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 17	Well the choice of colour and font would be yours, that's kinda the point. Though I agree if you suspect your client is the sort to come back and say "I've chosen 16pt Impact in blue with a black background" then I'd steer well away from letting them go wild with this. If your client is a bit more savy and is say struggling to decide on whether Times or Georgia goes best with their Arial headlines (as was the case with the very first version) then it could be more useful. I offer the tool to view different combinations not the wisdom to decide upon which ones work best.

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Spyros Hyped on Design Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Athens / Greece Posts: 35	Hello there! I like the idea but I think you shouldn't give the client this kind of flexibility! IT IS DANGEROUS!! You might end up with a messed up spec for a website. But as far as designers go, I think this is a very usefully site. Something like TypeTester. I will post the link below. This is my 15th post so from now on I can post links!

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Spyros Hyped on Design Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Athens / Greece Posts: 35	Here is the link for TypeTester Typetester – Compare fonts for the screen

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