High fidelity comps = high fidelity feedback.
Use the type treatments that you plan on using in the final service.
-Juhan
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Posted from the new ixda.org
http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=32726
We have been using Tekton Pro as the sketchy font. To my eyes,
Tekton Pro appears hand written, but neat enough to avoid being
childish. Another advantage is that Tekton Pro seems to ship with
Adobe products from Photoshop Elements on up.
But, I think that the more important issue is making the
Funny, but I was going to suggest Tekton as well...one of my favorite
fonts for its proximity to my own handwriting (just...legible =]).
One method I've used for sketchy looking boxes is to give them a rap
sheet and a back-story, in case they get ratted out by a CI...
No really...you could try
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Janna
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Subject: [IxDA Discuss] Fonts and paper prototyping
A colleague and I had an interesting discussion yesterday and I was
wondering if anyone on this list has relevant experience
I agree with you. Comic Sans in particular does have a connotation (of
immaturity). Either of these choices would be distracting.
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Subject: [IxDA Discuss] Fonts
On Sat, 6 Sep 2008 16:32:36 -0700, Janna wrote:
We are creating paper prototypes for a change in software. We want to keep
them sketchy looking for obvious reasons.
My colleague felt we should use a font such as chalkboard or comic sans to
keep the loose and sketchy feeling and won't look like a
From Janna
We are creating paper prototypes for a change in software. We want to keep
them sketchy looking for obvious reasons.
My colleague felt we should use a font such as chalkboard or comic sans to
keep the loose and sketchy feeling and won't look like a finished interface.
My response
I don't agree that Arial or Myriad has no longer any particular
connotations. It is a design decision, even if you choose a very
common or neutral font.
If you want feedback on the ideas behind some sketches I would advise
a handwriting font like Notepad:
http://www.dafont.com/notepad.font
(or
I would stay away from comic sans, even if completely appropriate for
the medium, message and audience if for no other reason than to avoid
the scorn of visual and graphic designers. It has, justly or not,
acquired the patina of peewee herman caught in the peep show. It has
become the 'toughskins'
On Sep 7, 2008, at 10:40 AM, Will Evans wrote:
I would stay away from comic sans, even if completely appropriate for
the medium, message and audience if for no other reason than to avoid
the scorn of visual and graphic designers. It has, justly or not,
acquired the patina of peewee herman
that is just great... thanks for sharing Jared.
On Sep 7, 2008, at 2:17 PM, Jared Spool wrote:
On Sep 7, 2008, at 10:40 AM, Will Evans wrote:
I would stay away from comic sans, even if completely appropriate for
the medium, message and audience if for no other reason than to avoid
the
A colleague and I had an interesting discussion yesterday and I was
wondering if anyone on this list has relevant experience to share or has
seen publications on this topic.
We are creating paper prototypes for a change in software. We want to keep
them sketchy looking for obvious reasons.
My
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