Web Typography - Part1

If i were asked one important reason why i enjoy doing a print design more that a web design, the answer will be "TYPOGRAPHY". You really get to play around with fonts and give life to the design in print.The type face slected by itself speaks a language, complementing the design.

What are the main bottlenecks in webdesign as far as typography goes.
1. You do not have control over the output. i.e. you never know which browser the user will view your file. Browser compatability is a mojor consideration to stick to conventional type faces.
2. Resolution - in your print output you can set your resolution to 300 dpi (dots per inch) to improve the quality. But in web you have no control over this (close to 76-96 dpi). So you stick to the legible sans-serif's.
3. In print its the subtractive color system (CMYK) and in web its the addditive color system(RGB). This is explained in detail in my previous posting. In the additive color system RGB is combined in full intensity to give white. This gives an overly luminous effect. (Remember most of us reduce the brightness level in our miniter for convenience, this is the reason). This might not directly influence the font face you use, but understanding helps.

In the next part i will be discussing about principles in web typography

Comments are welcome!!!