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7th August 2008, 10:07 AM
3 very different sites, three different approaches, from corporate to individual, from local to national. Can we have votes for the following: Look at it, in terms of how long you find yourself on the site, how much you learn, how much you enjoyed being there, and if you think, I will be back here, I will bookmark this, I will tell others about it....
http://www.orkneyjar.com/
http://thehumanjourney.net/
http://www.buildinghistory.org
For really I think that the poorest he that is in England hath a life to live, as the greatest he
Thomas Rainborough 1647
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7th August 2008, 10:33 AM
Building History by a massive way. For someone, in their own time, to create such an extensive and useful index of material is an amazing achievement.
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7th August 2008, 07:49 PM
Not overly keen on the font on the Building History website.
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7th August 2008, 07:50 PM
try clicking the easy read in top right corner.. very thoughtful..
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7th August 2008, 08:19 PM
Clicking "easy read" won't change the font itself, I'm afraid - only its size and colour. The font is just a standard serif which will appear as Times New Roman on most computers, which generally have that font installed.
Gilraen - presumably you would prefer sans-serif? It is considered easier to read online. I use it here:
http://www.buildinghistory.org/Jean/ . Serif seemed somehow more appropriate for discourse on the past, but I'm open to persuasion. Thanks for the feedback.
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7th August 2008, 10:13 PM
looks liek you are doing well anyway :face-approve:
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Borekickers
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8th August 2008, 01:40 PM
Yes, a sans serif would be good - easier to read through quickly/skim with that kind of font I think. Times New Roman is a bit old and traditional now (we have even ditched it for our reports). Georgia is a good font for web-sites if you wanted to keep the same style.
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8th August 2008, 02:38 PM
Mmmmmmmmmmmmm Georgia I like... classy
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8th August 2008, 04:16 PM
No sooner suggested than tried. You may need to refresh to see the new font.
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8th August 2008, 07:00 PM
The new Georgia looks good - very readable.
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