Non-profit theme from scratch

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Any particular reason for the font choice? Serif fonts, like Times and Century, have always been a little difficult to read online, and that’s why the san-serif fonts (like Arial and Verdana) are more commonly used for body text on a webpage. (Check out the fonts used on this forum for posts and navigation).

The problem with serif fonts is that the small curved portion of the letter tends to break up when you look at it on a computer monitor — at least this is true when the font size is small.

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Wow! You did an amazing job!!! I am building a site now and it is slow going. Yours looks awesome. What WordPress theme did you use?

keebee—I will have to politely disagree….

Yes, serif faces do tend to struggle a little more on the screen than on the page, but I would stay away from Arial for body copy. Verdana is okay, but I wouldn’t discount Serif faces altogether. Droid Serif in particular, IMHO, works well. I think the bigger issue is if a sans or a serif would serve the website better thematically.

@keebee

I have always resisted conventions on digital fonts. I think exactly because these fonts are less common online is why I like to use them.

I was influenced by WSJ magazines use of Droid Serif. Perhaps you are right about using the font when the type is small. Thanks for your thoughts. https://magazine.wsj.com/

@david

What WordPress theme did you use?

I designed and built it from scratch.

@wongxiao I would have to agree with your disagreement.

I guess I’m one to believe that what’s most important about a blog is the information provided. And if that’s true, then it only makes sense to publish that information in a format/style that is most easily absorbed and comprehended by the reader.

For example, if I’m reading a story about an oil spill off the coast of New Orleans, I really don’t care if the font face fits “thematically” into the rest of the site. My only interest is the story itself, and the quicker, the more efficiently I can get through that story, the better.

I’m more than a little troubled with the trend I see in “newspaper” blogs to use the same fonts they use in print. I can understand what the designers are attempting to do. But in my opinion, the printed-look just doesn’t translate well online. Untill such time that everyone has liquid plasma computer monitors (or some other HD interface) serif fonts will always be less readable than san-serif fonts.

Hey, that looks good. I’m just getting started building a site for a small nonprofit. Are you thinking of making your theme available?

@compassionhouse

https://www.wordpressnonprofit.com/ Has some wordpress themes for non-profits available

-stri8ed

Just one theme in https://www.wordpressnonprofit.com/?

I love this theme. I’d be interested to see your take on a news site format.