Comments on: Link hide-and-seek http://f6design.com/journal/2007/02/21/link-hide-and-seek/ Adventures in web and graphic design Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:47:10 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Leigh http://f6design.com/journal/2007/02/21/link-hide-and-seek/comment-page-1/#comment-99852 Leigh Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:29:00 +0000 http://f6design.com/journal/2007/02/21/link-hide-and-seek/#comment-99852 No need for underline these days, it's an old and clunky way of describing links. Simply use colour to differentiate links and use different weights for the text styles. Typography seems like a dying art online! No need for underline these days, it’s an old and clunky way of describing links. Simply use colour to differentiate links and use different weights for the text styles. Typography seems like a dying art online!

]]> By: Jonathan http://f6design.com/journal/2007/02/21/link-hide-and-seek/comment-page-1/#comment-1125 Jonathan Tue, 13 Mar 2007 03:13:00 +0000 http://f6design.com/journal/2007/02/21/link-hide-and-seek/#comment-1125 @Zach Katkin: If you are referring to the 'empasized' words ("travel", "tourism, "music") then I agree that bolding them would be another good solution to making them stand out, but still remain easily differentiated from the links. It is interesting to hear people's differing opinions about the best way to style text xopy and links - the expression "there's more than one way to skin a cat" springs to mind! @Zach Katkin: If you are referring to the ‘empasized’ words (“travel”, “tourism, “music”) then I agree that bolding them would be another good solution to making them stand out, but still remain easily differentiated from the links. It is interesting to hear people’s differing opinions about the best way to style text xopy and links – the expression “there’s more than one way to skin a cat” springs to mind!

]]> By: Zach Katkin http://f6design.com/journal/2007/02/21/link-hide-and-seek/comment-page-1/#comment-1121 Zach Katkin Tue, 13 Mar 2007 02:36:14 +0000 http://f6design.com/journal/2007/02/21/link-hide-and-seek/#comment-1121 I think it's still hard to read and confusing. Just make the terms within the content bold. The links should always have underlines IMO. I think it’s still hard to read and confusing. Just make the terms within the content bold. The links should always have underlines IMO.

]]> By: Jonathan http://f6design.com/journal/2007/02/21/link-hide-and-seek/comment-page-1/#comment-1100 Jonathan Sat, 10 Mar 2007 22:44:01 +0000 http://f6design.com/journal/2007/02/21/link-hide-and-seek/#comment-1100 Another way of styling links that I like is a dotted underline, such as on <a href="http://www.adaptivepath.com/" rel="nofollow">Adaptive Path</a>. @Ben: I want to read the article! Can you post the link? Another way of styling links that I like is a dotted underline, such as on Adaptive Path.

@Ben: I want to read the article! Can you post the link?

]]> By: Jermayn Parker http://f6design.com/journal/2007/02/21/link-hide-and-seek/comment-page-1/#comment-1070 Jermayn Parker Fri, 09 Mar 2007 06:50:54 +0000 http://f6design.com/journal/2007/02/21/link-hide-and-seek/#comment-1070 I think its still best to have an underline, keep it rather obvious ;) I think its still best to have an underline, keep it rather obvious ;)

]]> By: Ben http://f6design.com/journal/2007/02/21/link-hide-and-seek/comment-page-1/#comment-1062 Ben Thu, 08 Mar 2007 17:09:53 +0000 http://f6design.com/journal/2007/02/21/link-hide-and-seek/#comment-1062 Using border-bottom seems to have become a fashionable style as of late. Check out this article Using border-bottom seems to have become a fashionable style as of late. Check out this article

]]> By: Ben http://f6design.com/journal/2007/02/21/link-hide-and-seek/comment-page-1/#comment-1060 Ben Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:42:51 +0000 http://f6design.com/journal/2007/02/21/link-hide-and-seek/#comment-1060 @Jonathan, Jermayn: it is successful on your site because you have no use of inline bold text (I think? Or rare use anyway). I tend to try and steer clear of underlines for hyperlinks too these days. However, I often find the use of a different colour and bold text for a link is a good combination. TBH it's horses for courses but that's usually the combo I try out first. @Jonathan, Jermayn: it is successful on your site because you have no use of inline bold text (I think? Or rare use anyway). I tend to try and steer clear of underlines for hyperlinks too these days. However, I often find the use of a different colour and bold text for a link is a good combination. TBH it’s horses for courses but that’s usually the combo I try out first.

]]> By: Jonathan http://f6design.com/journal/2007/02/21/link-hide-and-seek/comment-page-1/#comment-994 Jonathan Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:21:31 +0000 http://f6design.com/journal/2007/02/21/link-hide-and-seek/#comment-994 <blockquote>Do you think if it was normal weight and just a different colour it would still be a noticeable link??</blockquote> It better be - that's what I do on this site! ;)

Do you think if it was normal weight and just a different colour it would still be a noticeable link??

It better be – that’s what I do on this site! ;)

]]> By: Jermayn Parker http://f6design.com/journal/2007/02/21/link-hide-and-seek/comment-page-1/#comment-993 Jermayn Parker Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:22:07 +0000 http://f6design.com/journal/2007/02/21/link-hide-and-seek/#comment-993 The problem I have found with not including the 'underline' for links is that they get mixed up with bold font. I have regularly visited sites who only use bold and I still always have to double check if its a link or not. Do you think if it was normal weight and just a different colour it would still be a noticeable link?? The problem I have found with not including the ‘underline’ for links is that they get mixed up with bold font. I have regularly visited sites who only use bold and I still always have to double check if its a link or not.

Do you think if it was normal weight and just a different colour it would still be a noticeable link??

]]> By: Jonathan http://f6design.com/journal/2007/02/21/link-hide-and-seek/comment-page-1/#comment-968 Jonathan Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:23:26 +0000 http://f6design.com/journal/2007/02/21/link-hide-and-seek/#comment-968 @Jermayn: For the job I mentioned we're still in the planning stages so I haven't started the visual design yet. But the client's corporate color is changing from red to pink, so definitely the link color will change. I haven't decided yet whether to push to keep the underlines. I think links can work without an underline, provided their color is significantly different to the color of surrounding text. @Jermayn: For the job I mentioned we’re still in the planning stages so I haven’t started the visual design yet. But the client’s corporate color is changing from red to pink, so definitely the link color will change. I haven’t decided yet whether to push to keep the underlines. I think links can work without an underline, provided their color is significantly different to the color of surrounding text.

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