Transcript [00:00:00] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress. The people, the events, the plugins, the blocks, the themes, and in this case the importance of typography for your websites. If you’d like to subscribe to the podcast, you can do …
Gutenberg 13.8 Introduces Fluid Typography Support and Revamped Quote Block
Gutenberg 13.8 was released last week with some major enhancements that should delight block theme authors and users alike. The long-awaited fluid typography support landed in this version. It provides smooth scaling between smaller and larger viewports, adapting in a fluid way to varying widths. Release lead George Mamadashvili demonstrated how this works in a video: “Contrast that idea with …
Hack Your Way To Great Design: Basic Design Principles for WordPress Developers
If men are from Mars and women from Venus, designers and developers are definitively from different planets! It’s true! Many developers struggle when it comes to design and vice versa. If you’re a developer who wants to improve your design skills, read on! Basic Design Principles and Elements Before riding a bike, one must first […]
9 Fine WordPress Typography Plugins for Creating Beautiful Websites
James Felici literally wrote the book on good typography. And do you know what he said? “Typography is the use of type to advocate, communicate, celebrate, educate, elaborate, illuminate, and disseminate. Along the way, the words and pages become art.” If there’s anything standing between your visitors and the content on your site—including typography—you’re going to […]
How to Give Your WordPress Site a Font and Typography Facelift
As we think about all the ways we can change ourselves for the better this year, why not throw a little of that energy into making our websites better, too? I don’t know about you, but I think a little facelift couldn’t hurt… especially if you’re in the mood to shake things up a bit. […]
Are Weak Font Choices Wreaking Havoc on Your WordPress Web Designs?
If there were such a thing as the Web Developer’s Dictionary, you’d probably find the word typography defined as “The bane of your existence.” It seems silly really. How could something as small and seemingly innocent as a font cause so much turmoil in web design? Font choices, like everything else in web design, have a significant impact on the …
Typography Tips for a More Comfortable Read on Your WordPress Site
Typography can make or break your WordPress site. The right typography makes your content more readable and keeps visitors around for longer. Bad typography is distracting, makes visitors work too hard, and pushes up your bounce rate. The web is massive. I don’t need to bore you with statistics about how much information is out there, but you can be …