More cleanup
I haven’t begun my design process yet, but I did just update this site’s typeface, text size, and leading, and I’ve added a very brief description of the project up top. I added the description so new visitors know what’s up (and where to start). I changed the typeface and type spacing because I wanted to get Typekit set up — now I don’t have to think about the blog-to-Typekit connection as I design, I can just use my kit editor and focus on type.
I chose FacitWeb, one of my screen favorites, to take us through my design process. It may, or may not, be the typeface I choose in the end, but for now it does a great job. It’s humble, legible, and built really well. The leading I’ve chosen might not be ideal.
Leading and line-height
That reminds me, I recently read about the difference between the typographic term “leading” and the CSS property “line-height.” They’re not the same thing, exactly. Leading is the amount of space between lines of text; line-height is that value plus the text size. When we specify line-height in CSS, browsers calculate and halve the leading, then apply it equally above and below our line of text.
That’s all for today. Here’s how we used to look:
