Comments on: Ideal line length for content

By: Grids and The Box Model

Grids and The Box Model — Sun, 09 May 2010 22:20:54 +0000

[...] meant to be read, I recommend a fixed width layout. This is because studies show that there is an ideal column width of about 12 words and that reading rate slows and retention decreases as you make the lines longer. [...]

By: Web Savvy Typography | Web Design Cool

Web Savvy Typography | Web Design Cool — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:54:54 +0000

[...] inches – about the width of a well-designed column of text, or about 12 words per line.” Russ Weakly further explores column width by providing an excellent method for avoiding resizing problems. He [...]

By: Web Savvy Typography | [Re]Encoded.com

Web Savvy Typography | [Re]Encoded.com — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:46:25 +0000

By: column widths - StartTags.com

column widths - StartTags.com — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:08:20 +0000

[...] used to define the width of a table-cell depending relative on the width of the other columns. …Ideal line length for content | Max DesignAt normal reading distance the arc of the visual field is only a few inches about the width of a [...]

By: Russ

Russ — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:20:39 +0000

@roger, thanks for picking this up.

I just redesigned and the article pages (like this page) were wider than previously.

Fixed now! If you reload the page you will see I’ve narrowed the column width.

By: Colin Campbell

Colin Campbell — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:16:45 +0000

What Roger said.

By: Roger Ebert

Roger Ebert — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:05:31 +0000

What you write about ideal line length is very true, but why did you write it in such long lines?

By: Ideal line length for content | Max Design | Stev D

Ideal line length for content | Max Design | Stev D — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:04:36 +0000

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