Posts tagged #Usability

A linotype slug for the text "Optimal Line Length"

Line-length and line-spacing slightly affect the ergonomics of reading on the web, but not significantly. However, evidence suggests that adults prefer "medium" length columns of text.

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  • Don't use carousels in your UI.
  • Instead, if you must stick content into little cards, let the horionztal layout wrap to additional lines.
  • If you end up with too many horizontal lines of content, then you definitely have too many items that can be accessed via a horizontally panning UI. You need a different UI altogether.

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