Comments on: The Things Copywriters Wish Designers Knew

By: jackforde

jackforde — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:44:30 +0000

Thanks… and please do feel free to republish this article and any others you find on the Copywriter’s Roundtable site… as long as you include my name as author somewhere and a link back to http://copywritersroundtable.com, preferably with mention of the free eletter. Thanks!

By: Jamie Turner

Jamie Turner — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:41:43 +0000

Hi, John —
This is a great post that makes some terrific points. I’m a former copywriter myself, so I completely know where you’re coming from.

Question: It would be great if the readers of the 60 Second Marketer could get a dose of your wisdom. Any interest in re-purposing this or writing something else for us? I think you’ve got some good insights all over your blog.

Thanks,
Jamie

By: jackforde

jackforde — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:38:47 +0000

Hi Jane, you’re absolutely right on font sizes… especially given how much of the population is moving toward “that age.” Here, the fonts are only small because I’m using a WordPress template from someone else. And it defaults to this size. But you’re not the only one to make this comment. I’ll look into ways to make the change. Thanks for the note!

John
@Jane:

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:50:00 +0000

I have seen this article before, but did not really get it completely until today. I look at many web pages, including my own. One thing I always appreciate are the sites which use large enough print, or have options to enlarge the font size. But even copy writing gurus such as yourself get this one thing wrong: you use fonts that are too small. Even here, in an article which clearly states