PBA Front-End Programming

Textual Composition

Textual Composition

• Even with proper choice of font, the physical organisation of text still matters– Avoid ”walls of text”– Avoid monotony…– …but also avoid too many

surprises!

Textual Composition

BORING!!

Textual Composition

• Various types of ”space” are useful• Margins - separates text blocks from other

page elements• Alignment – helps the use to navigate – Can help the user to navigate between lines– Left-justified text is usually considered the best

choice for text on the screen

Textual Composition

Textual Composition

• Text can also be emphasised in various ways

• Classic effects for emphasis– Bold– Italic– Underline– Coloring– CAPITALS

Textual Composition

• When could emphasis of text be appropriate?– Introducing a new term– Using an adjective in ”strong form”– Indicating text which also has a

function (link)– Draw attention to an important piece

of data– …?

Textual Composition

• ”…the emergence of quantum physics”• ”…that room was scary, John”• ”…also check out www.cnn.com”• ”…more than 2,000 families are affected”

Textual Composition

• Tips on text emphasis– Use sparingly, otherwise

effect is lost!– Emphasis is for very short

text passages, not e.g. an entire paragraph

– Emphasis and e.g. choosing a font for a heading is two different things…

Textual Composition