Kung hei fat choy!

Hot on the heels of Burns night, more parties begin…
Yes, Happy Australia day to all our friends from the land of Oz!
And also -
Happy new year! One delightful aspect of a multi-cultural society, on or off the web, is that we get plenty of reasons to celebrate.

Today, of course, we begin the Chinese new year of the Ox, and this celebration goes on for a whole fortnight!

But for those of us who’ve already celebrated New Year, this is more than just another excuse for a party. It gives us all a second chance to start the new year off with hope, and re-affirm, modify and strengthen our intentions for the year ahead.

So ‘Kung hei fat choy’ (or ‘Gong Xi Fa Cai’) to everyone: may you be happy and prosperous!

Size Matters

I mentioned font size in my last post, saying that larger fonts on the page were more inviting. I believe it affects accessibility, both perceived and actual. Dense, small copy can be uninviting to the point of being off-putting, but it also presents actual reading difficulty to many people. I think it’s just as important as using dark copy on a light background rather than the other way round.

Perhaps many people disagree with my views on this, because I’m often
surprised at how many otherwise very inviting blogs use a font size smaller than that used for the copy on typical non-blog websites.
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