Fwd: Re: [WW] Use of Textual Graphics on Web Pages

>From: "Rachel Hamilton-Williams" <rachel@katipo.co.nz>
>Organization: Katipo Communications
>To: Kynn Bartlett <kynn@idyllmtn.com>,
>         "WiseWomen List" <WiseWomen@chalcedony.com>
>Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 17:48:55 +1200
>Subject: Re: [WW] Use of Textual Graphics on Web Pages
>
>Hi Kynn et al - you are welcome to pass this message on to whomever you
>think will find it interesting.
>
>
>Hmm - I had 2 thoughts here - first, yes on the subject of branding, using
>special fonts to reinforce/suport a brand can be important. On a "text heavy"
>site the menu is an integral part of building a brand, and the fonts 
>may not be
>suitable to do as html text - some examples that come to mind are where
>italicised/writing style fonts are used - which look 
>terrible/illegible when done
>using a font/style tags because of the whole aliasing issue, or where the font
>isn't available on all/most computers.
>
>An example of where the font "is* the brand  (not mine)
>http://www.rivertrout.com/main.html
>
>And another where a mix of html and graphic text has been used
>
>http://www.marine.mfe.govt.nz/
>
>On that one only the font in the logo, and the font that is italic 
>in the heading
>are graphics - the first because of the spacing and that it's a non standard
>forn, and the second because italic html text looks illegible to even the most
>able sighted.
>
>Other things that come to mind are where the "style" of the button (rather
>than just the text) is integral to the design. and may have been done to ease
>navigation for say new users, or children, and the features of CSS are not
>enough to be able to produce that type of button.
>
>Example : http://hcl.katipo.co.nz/images/kids/rocket_angela.jpg
>
>  - is one that I'm not sure you could produce with CSS
>
>BTW - that is a demo page only - pre being made "real"
>
>I'm assuming that we are working from the assumption that CSS actually will
>work as advertised.
>
>Until they do I think that using CSS for this sort of "styling" is 
>not going to
>catch on, because for something as important as the navigation, most
>designers consider "close enough" not good enough.
>
>Cheers
>Rachel
>
>
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>
>Rachel Hamilton-Williams             Katipo Communications           
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