Hey guys, I just noticed that the line-heights we're using for content text are significantly different between the mobile typography refresh and the desktop typography refresh (VectorBeta).
On mobile, we're now using 1.65 (this is a multiplier against font-size), while on desktop we're still using 1.5. Do we want to increase desktop to 1.65 as well (or use 1.6 as a compromise for both)? Any thoughts or opinions? My opinion is that we should use the same value for both and that it should probably be increased on desktop.
Ryan Kaldari
1.6 sounds like a great compromise. We're keeping it even numbered so that's great.
On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 12:22 PM, Ryan Kaldari rkaldari@wikimedia.orgwrote:
Hey guys, I just noticed that the line-heights we're using for content text are significantly different between the mobile typography refresh and the desktop typography refresh (VectorBeta).
On mobile, we're now using 1.65 (this is a multiplier against font-size), while on desktop we're still using 1.5. Do we want to increase desktop to 1.65 as well (or use 1.6 as a compromise for both)? Any thoughts or opinions? My opinion is that we should use the same value for both and that it should probably be increased on desktop.
Ryan Kaldari
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I like that idea too but lets take a look at both and compare! Can we gather round a screen and take a look today?
On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 12:24 PM, May Tee-Galloway mgalloway@wikimedia.orgwrote:
1.6 sounds like a great compromise. We're keeping it even numbered so that's great.
On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 12:22 PM, Ryan Kaldari rkaldari@wikimedia.orgwrote:
Hey guys, I just noticed that the line-heights we're using for content text are significantly different between the mobile typography refresh and the desktop typography refresh (VectorBeta).
On mobile, we're now using 1.65 (this is a multiplier against font-size), while on desktop we're still using 1.5. Do we want to increase desktop to 1.65 as well (or use 1.6 as a compromise for both)? Any thoughts or opinions? My opinion is that we should use the same value for both and that it should probably be increased on desktop.
Ryan Kaldari
Design mailing list Design@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/design
Design mailing list Design@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/design
I just noticed that the line-heights we're using for content text are significantly different between the mobile typography refresh and the desktop typography refresh (VectorBeta).
For me, this doesn't look like a bug per se, we need to set our type differently on large and small screens to ensure readabillity.
The longer lines on big screens need more line-height to allow the reader to go from line to line easily and without losing their position in the text. Therefore, a different line-height on small and large screens makes sense.
However, a larger line-height on small screens (with their shorter lines) seems counter intuitive.