posted on November 18, 2005 05:34:13 AM
I have always used H3, but I am trying H2. Is that too big? Also, I notice that a lot of people use all capitals. Good idea or not?
posted on November 18, 2005 06:44:17 AM
My personal opinion is that all caps looks miserable and is difficult to read. Ask yourself how much you enjoy reading emails sent to you with all caps. I don't let my kids shout in the house either
posted on November 18, 2005 07:44:34 AM
All caps is impossible to read, despite what many people seem to think. The equality of the block letters are tiresome to the eye and difficult to distinguish as opposed to ascenders and descenders where the strokes give the brain "clues."
I use a 12 point, probably an H3, sans serif face (as the messages on this board). Easier than say Times Roman which is what you see when you type a message on this forum. Most readers with poor eyesight on the internet will increase the font size on their monitor.
posted on November 18, 2005 09:44:11 AM
birgittaw: The type ace that shows up in these messages for me is not sans serif! I was told by a nerd-geek a long time ago that my ebay auction descriptions won't necessarily show up on a buyer's computer in the type face I'm producing them in. It was horrifying to me, because I don't like sans serif--but my son also showed me how my descriptions looked on his computer, and it was a type face I can't stand--something that looked like old-fashioned typewriter typing.
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posted on November 18, 2005 10:11:47 AM
Roadsmith:
Interesting. It probably depends on your Windows or Mac versions or lack thereof. Seems XP has more of a true type font library? And it could depend on your browser settings too I suppose.
I used to do all my listings in either Baskerville or Garamond, but they both displayed on the small side (although I love both faces) so I switched to Verdana, an Helvetica type.
So just out of curiosity, what face do you see when you type a reply, and what appears on the message board when it posts?
That typewriter style is Courier, by the way. Yuk!
posted on November 18, 2005 10:24:08 AM
Birgittaw: I have Windows XP. The typeface that shows in Vendio messages is Times Roman, which happens to be my all-time favorite.
Yes, Courier is the one I was trying to remember. Very odd and old-fashioned, lots of white space, and I don't like it!
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posted on November 18, 2005 10:46:13 AM
Some people wouldn't read it even if you had it tattooed on their but.
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posted on November 18, 2005 11:06:24 AM
Shoot me! I use all caps and Vendio's "large" font in the Vendio HTML editor (comic sans size 5). I usually crank out 50+ listings a day and type poorly and don't have time to worry about changing case (I usually get the second letter cap as well as first). I don't think my listings are hard to read - maybe they just look ok on my pc with my settings and ARE hard to read elsewhere.
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posted on November 18, 2005 04:14:19 PM
Yup, going to have to shoot me to. I use all cap's and X Large in Vendio HTML editor. I make the type large so it's easy for someone with poor eyesite to read. I've seen some listing's with type so small even I had trouble reading it. I use a solid brown back ground color with white type. See one of my ebay listing's auction number 8015183728.
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posted on November 18, 2005 04:37:59 PM
Bang! Sorry, that's for Mikes4x4. From my poor eyes ... reverse type no less! Yikes. Hey, we're all different and if YOU like it, that's all that counts.
Neglus -- no shots here. Yours are actually pretty easy to read, probably because the type has a good bit of swivel to it, and looks airy while maintaining proper interword spacing. You're also centering and doing very short paragraphs which both help, along with the color changes.
Courier, by the way, was one of the few typefaces (if not the only) available when the printing industry went to phototypesetting as opposed to linotypes. Had to do with kerning, or the different width of indivual letters and the space they occupied.
posted on November 18, 2005 06:31:00 PM
Mike-to me,its too large-it seems like you're shouting,like one of those used car dealers you hear on the radio-and you know how irritating they are LOL-your other print beginning with "check out my other auctions" is too small.
Then again-thats just me-if other people look at it,they may have a different opinion.
posted on November 18, 2005 06:40:09 PM
sanmar-yours is easy to read.Have you expiermented with different colors? I only checked a couple of auctions and I assume they are all the same.If you try different colors and templates,it might draw more attention,or make them more interesting?
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posted on November 18, 2005 06:52:01 PM
Classic: Now that's funny! You and I may disagree politically, but sometimes I do appreciate your humor.
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I like your template, but I can't stand Comic Sans. Every time my business partner wants to use it for a flyer I warn him not to. Not very professional, IMO. But, to each his own. For what you sell it does seem okay, though. So, don't take my comment as an insult. Just a personal preference.
I never use all caps. It is considered the Internet's form of shouting and I'm not normally a shouter. I also don't use a large font. I wear bi-focals and a 10 or 12pt Veranda is fine for my eyes. Ken's eyes are bad and he doesn't wear glasses. He can read mine fine, as well. With everything I write in my ad, a large font would make the page extremely long.
Cheryl
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posted on November 18, 2005 07:57:04 PM
I know comic sans might not seem professional - I certainly wouldn't use it in the "real" business world. But I don't feel like I have to impress anybody on ebay with my professionalism. Most of my clients are shopping in their jammies. I chose this script because I thought I could get away with the caps without "shouting".
You'd think by this time I would have learned to type well but alas - I use my own fingering (more like a pianist) and I guess I am too old to break the bad habits (I have quite a few of them).
I have had fun today making a Christmas template and decorating my store for Christmas!! I don't like Vendio's Christmas Templates (the snowfall one makes me dizzy) and this is is the first time I have actually taken the time to customize one! I also played around with creating Panoramic images in IRFAN with some of my postcards - very cool! Can you tell business is a little slow? LOL
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posted on November 19, 2005 01:03:39 PM
LOL. Good one, neglus. Have fun postcard buying! My favorite time is when my brother brings his treasures over and sells them to me for next to nothing. I offer him more, but he won't take it. He makes me some good money!
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posted on November 19, 2005 06:29:58 PM
Charcoal, 18 point titles and 14 point text. What in the world is H3???...'thought it'uz one o'them new kinda SYouVee's....
oh wait, Win-doze....never mind...
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posted on November 19, 2005 06:33:22 PM
Fonts? We don't need no stinking fonts!
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posted on November 19, 2005 09:30:48 PM
Classic; I experimented several yrs ago & this seemeed to work the best. so I have stuck with it. As you say it is easy to read & to the point.
posted on November 21, 2005 01:45:25 PM
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