6 UI Hacks I Wish I Knew As A Beginner

I've summarized the main points 1. Importance of Line Height in Typography: Good design involves appropriate line height, with the recommended range being 1.1 to 1.3 times the text size for headings and 1.3 to 1.5 times for body text. This improves readability and the overall aesthetic of the design. 2. Letter Spacing Makes a Difference: Adjusting the space between characters, known as letter spacing, can enhance the design. Negative letter spacing is suggested for headings to add a certain crispness but should be avoided for body text to maintain readability. 3. Proper Text Alignment is Essential: Avoid center-aligning long paragraphs, as it can slow down reading speed. For anything that spans more than three lines of text, left alignment is recommended. Also, avoid mixing alignments between headings and body text. 4. Considerations for Text Width: Based on a study by The Baymard Institute, long lines of text can overwhelm users, leading to less engagement and lower conversions. A good range to maintain is 50 to 75 characters for body text, with around 600 pixels width for a desktop screen. 5. Hierarchy,: Avoid overusing text sizes to indicate hierarchy. Try to stick to two different font sizes, using font weight and color changes for hierarchy. 6. Spacing: Consider the space between text elements; elements with closer relationships should be positioned closer. Use multipliers to maintain consistent spacing between elements.

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_"Whitespace is an active element"_ This is not just applicable in graphical / UI design: I taught my colleagues the same thing in terms of coding style. A blank line doesn't hurt while typing, but improves readability immensely and also serves as an indicator for logical blocks of statements, thus helping to keep a more "organized" code. The requirement (and benefit!) to the programmer is that s/he would have to _think_ about how to best group their statements and what they actually do, effectively resulting in a "two-pass" process of writing code and verifying it. Step two -- rearranging logical blocks into groups of similar types of code (declarations / assignments vs. pure statements) -- would be the next resulting optimization pass; however, this is not about typography anymore.

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Currently in my IxD major we have 3 typography classes, learning typography is so important.

As a "forced to do design work" in my current job and not something I have actually studied I find all of these "hacks" a. very easy to implement, b. easy to understand, c. they just make sense. Thank you!

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My boss thinks I'm crazy because I always speak about the relationship of elements.

I like the Mike Shinoda reaction you put in between

I loved learning about typography. One you learn it… you have a foundation skill.