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anti alias or not to anti alias?

Thread title: anti alias or not to anti alias?
View Poll Results: Do you use AA on Text?
On all text, headers and content 1 16.67%
Only on headers 4 66.67%
Only on content text 1 16.67%
Never 0 0%
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08-26-2009, 11:06 AM
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Simple question, when you are designing a website in photoshop do you add AA (anti alias) onto headers or content text?

I know lots of people who say yes, and lots that say no.

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08-26-2009, 06:47 PM
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When designing a website in Photoshop, there is a general rule for Anti Aliasing that most should know. The rule states that if the text is 18px or more, you should Anti-Alias, were as if its 16 or less you really shouldn't...

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I tend to anti alias headers most of the time. However, the content really does depend on the type of design.

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Originally Posted by inlustris View Post
I tend to anti alias headers most of the time. However, the content really does depend on the type of design.
Type of Design?
Website design is website design...

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09-05-2009, 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Biohaz4rd View Post
When designing a website in Photoshop, there is a general rule for Anti Aliasing that most should know. The rule states that if the text is 18px or more, you should Anti-Alias, were as if its 16 or less you really shouldn't...
Pretty much this. It depends on the size of the text. If it's under 13px, I never alti-alias

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09-11-2009, 03:56 AM
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Agreed to all of the above. My content text is always aliased - but I go anti-alias for the large titles and headers.

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Anti-alias for content looks very terrible and unprofessional. I never use AA for Arial fonts.

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Depends on the font really, however usally the actualy content areas i leave non AA.

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