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DDVE design class. Language and typography

Jaanus Kase
December 12, 2011

DDVE design class. Language and typography

I presented this material with my colleague Priidu Zilmer as part of a two-day design workshop for Tartu University’s Design and Development of Virtual Environments Master’s program. See www.ddve.ee for more info.

Jaanus Kase

December 12, 2011
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  1. Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary

    words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. Strunk & White. The Elements of Style
  2. Language in user interfaces • Shorter is better. • Be

    clear, not ambiguous. • Use basic elementary school language. • Be clear about relations and objects.
  3. 1 2 3 4 The quick brown fox jumps over

    the lazy dog The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 5 The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 6
  4. Helvetica, iOS The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy

    dog The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog Droid Sans, Android H Lucida Grande, Mac OS X Tahoma, Windows Segoe UI, Windows Metro Ubuntu