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    I here tell that the fonts on my portfolio need help, and overall, bring the page down.

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    So if anyone can tell what I can do to improve the fonts, new fonts I could use instead, or just give me tips on how to improve the overall typography of the page, I'd be quite thankful (and if you choose to critique the rest of the site, then I certainly won't have any qualms about it, but that may be against the rules, so I don't know).

    Matt
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    I'd just say that the 8px pixel fonts you are using for the body copy are killing it. As for fonts to use, I'd stick with stuff people are going to have Verdana at 10px would look find there, IMO.
    Also, you'll want to remember that you should use fonts people don't have, because they won't show up. If you want to, you'll need to use something like sIFR, but you should use it for anything other than titles and such. And imbedding it all in an image is a big no no.

    The only other thing I see is that the tabs at the bottom of your page will NEVER get seen. I bet your "about us" will get clicked on 5/100 clicks.


    I like the rest of it though, looking really good.
    • CommentAuthorsandbox
    • CommentTimeMar 20th 2007
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    um... takes way too long to load...
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    yeah the fonts used for latest news and what we do...well i am not so keen on them. i agree with moving the about us tabs up to the top next the home tabs. this is more standard practice for navigation. I think there are numerous issues as to why for accessibity and usability main navigation should be found in certain places only (especially for a corporate website). i like the font used in Altran solutions logo. Its uppercase, Sans serif, and not to "skinny" looking. how about woking with this font? otherwise i live to visit www.dafont.com to get my fonts!

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