Choosing a Font Size That People Can Actually Read
Sixteen pixels is the floor, not the goal. A practical look at size, line height and contrast for body text.
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Updating an Old Article Without Starting Over
A useful article goes stale in small ways. Fix the facts, keep the structure, and say what changed.
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Design
A Quiet Page for a Long Read
Long articles need room. Fewer competing elements around the text help people finish what they started.
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Guides
Alt Text That Describes the Picture
Alt text is the picture for anyone who cannot see it. Describe what matters, and skip the decoration.
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Writing
Links That Help the Next Paragraph
A link should tell the reader where it goes and leave the sentence readable if they never click it.
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Design
Dark Mode That Stays Easy to Read
Inverting the colours is not enough. Dark pages need the same care as light ones: contrast, size and calm.
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Writing
Headlines That Earn the Rest of the Article
A headline has one job: tell a scanning reader what they will get if they stay.
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Writing
Writing for the Web: How People Actually Read Online
Most readers scan before they commit. Here is how to structure an article so the scan turns into a read.
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Guides
Markdown Style Guide for This Blog
Every formatting element an article can use, in one place, so you can see how it looks before you publish.
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Development
Fast Pages Keep Readers: A Short Performance Checklist
Readers leave slow pages before the first paragraph appears. Five checks that make a blog load quickly.
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