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Type

Fonts are Fun ... But Use Restraint!
FONT tag : So old, so out of date. Use Cascading Style Sheets!
Initial Capitals : An old, pre-CSS method for creating large initial capital letters.
Q & A Example : A clever way to do Q & A.
Types of Type : Examples of the different types of typefaces.

Note: almost all of this stuff is now superseded by CSS.

Ways to contrast type

  • Size
  • Weight (thickness of strokes)
  • Structure (how a letter is built)
  • Form (shape)
  • Direction
  • Color

Assignment: Take 5 well-known sayings and make them come alive on the Web. Use a separate Web page for each saying, with a "home page" that links to all five. One caveat - the background of the page must be white. Other than that, you can use any combination of HTML you can think of. You cannot use PhotoShop - these pages should be built from HTML, not GIFs!