Comments on: Meet Zeke http://mahmood.tv/2007/06/19/meet-zeke/ An Arab man's attempt at bridging the cultural gap. Trying to make a difference, failing a lot, succeeding once in a while. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:10:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: mahmood http://mahmood.tv/2007/06/19/meet-zeke/comment-page-1/#comment-93126 mahmood Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:31:10 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/2007/06/19/meet-zeke/#comment-93126 Hey, not a problem! :smile: Hey, not a problem! :smile:

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]]> By: Ibn http://mahmood.tv/2007/06/19/meet-zeke/comment-page-1/#comment-93125 Ibn Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:19:23 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/2007/06/19/meet-zeke/#comment-93125 Mahmood must be thinking, "Give them a blog and they want the moon!!" haha! :P -Ibn Mahmood must be thinking, “Give them a blog and they want the moon!!” haha! :P

-Ibn

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]]> By: can we talk http://mahmood.tv/2007/06/19/meet-zeke/comment-page-1/#comment-93122 can we talk Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:03:19 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/2007/06/19/meet-zeke/#comment-93122 brilliant customer service, i see... ta brilliant customer service, i see… ta

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]]> By: mahmood http://mahmood.tv/2007/06/19/meet-zeke/comment-page-1/#comment-93121 mahmood Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:35:54 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/2007/06/19/meet-zeke/#comment-93121 ah, that's easily fixed.. let me get on that right now... ah, that’s easily fixed.. let me get on that right now…

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]]> By: can we talk http://mahmood.tv/2007/06/19/meet-zeke/comment-page-1/#comment-93120 can we talk Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:43:40 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/2007/06/19/meet-zeke/#comment-93120 much better now. still missing the posting times, though. you see we get used to something and then we're spoilt. you've set very high standards!!! much better now. still missing the posting times, though. you see we get used to something and then we’re spoilt. you’ve set very high standards!!!

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]]> By: mahmood http://mahmood.tv/2007/06/19/meet-zeke/comment-page-1/#comment-93051 mahmood Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:54:34 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/2007/06/19/meet-zeke/#comment-93051 I've done a Google hunt to see if there is any good reference for or against the use of Serif vs Sans Serif fonts and <a href="http://www.alexpoole.info/academic/literaturereview.html" rel="nofollow">I found this</a> whose conclusion is interesting and suggests there is virtually no difference as far as legibility is concerned and all the difference is based on aesthetic grounds. I've also looked at 4 world newspapers and heres what I found: The Times (UK) and The Guardian (UK) both use serif for headings and sans-serif for content; while The New York Times and the Washington Post (USA) reverse that completely and use sans-serif for headings and serif for content! My design, intentionally, is to use a larger than usual font for content (Mike will be happy, as I am with this!) but use sans-serif for the sidebars as fonts there are smaller, and I find sans-serif fonts easier to read at those point sizes. This arrangement will stay for a while at least, until I change my mind about things! I’ve done a Google hunt to see if there is any good reference for or against the use of Serif vs Sans Serif fonts and I found this whose conclusion is interesting and suggests there is virtually no difference as far as legibility is concerned and all the difference is based on aesthetic grounds.

I’ve also looked at 4 world newspapers and heres what I found:

The Times (UK) and The Guardian (UK) both use serif for headings and sans-serif for content; while

The New York Times and the Washington Post (USA) reverse that completely and use sans-serif for headings and serif for content!

My design, intentionally, is to use a larger than usual font for content (Mike will be happy, as I am with this!) but use sans-serif for the sidebars as fonts there are smaller, and I find sans-serif fonts easier to read at those point sizes.

This arrangement will stay for a while at least, until I change my mind about things!

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]]> By: mahmood http://mahmood.tv/2007/06/19/meet-zeke/comment-page-1/#comment-93050 mahmood Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:36:49 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/2007/06/19/meet-zeke/#comment-93050 What have you guys got against Serifed fonts? Almost all papers use it and the little serifs are actually easier on the eyes! I think it's quite distinctive and even classy, wait until I change all the fonts to Courier! :twisted: What have you guys got against Serifed fonts? Almost all papers use it and the little serifs are actually easier on the eyes! I think it’s quite distinctive and even classy, wait until I change all the fonts to Courier!

:twisted:

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]]> By: Mike Knight http://mahmood.tv/2007/06/19/meet-zeke/comment-page-1/#comment-93042 Mike Knight Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:50:54 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/2007/06/19/meet-zeke/#comment-93042 Hiya Mahmood.... I prefer sans serif - it just reads better on a PC monitor for my old eyes... I also concur that you might consider changing the column widths so that your blog text takes up more of the available space.... The new heading banner is cool - yes, it would be nice to see the Bahrain flag ghosted behind you - in colour. I think you might get better clarity for your caption on the right of the banner if all the words were in white - not just Mahmood's Den - it would also add to the clarity if you upped the font size so that the text started just to the right of you and Filbert, and ended at the same place it is now... Finally - and this is my old eyes advising me again.... The white background gives off quite a glare - ever considered going the other way round? Dark background and white or yellow text? Always happy to try and give you more work to consider :mrgreen: Best wishes, Mike Hiya Mahmood….

I prefer sans serif – it just reads better on a PC monitor for my old eyes…

I also concur that you might consider changing the column widths so that your blog text takes up more of the available space….

The new heading banner is cool – yes, it would be nice to see the Bahrain flag ghosted behind you – in colour.

I think you might get better clarity for your caption on the right of the banner if all the words were in white – not just Mahmood’s Den – it would also add to the clarity if you upped the font size so that the text started just to the right of you and Filbert, and ended at the same place it is now…

Finally – and this is my old eyes advising me again…. The white background gives off quite a glare – ever considered going the other way round? Dark background and white or yellow text?

Always happy to try and give you more work to consider :mrgreen:

Best wishes,

Mike

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]]> By: Simon Columbus http://mahmood.tv/2007/06/19/meet-zeke/comment-page-1/#comment-92994 Simon Columbus Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:34:59 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/2007/06/19/meet-zeke/#comment-92994 Featured article is a great thing for discussions, very well. And the collage in the header is fine, I like it. The photo with Filbert is sweet... But I'll never understand what's so interesting in motorsports. And I don't think two sidebars are too big. Maybe one looks better, but there's so much to stuff in it... Featured article is a great thing for discussions, very well.

And the collage in the header is fine, I like it. The photo with Filbert is sweet… But I’ll never understand what’s so interesting in motorsports.

And I don’t think two sidebars are too big. Maybe one looks better, but there’s so much to stuff in it…

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]]> By: Global Voices Online » Bahrain: Mahmood's Den Gets a Face Lift http://mahmood.tv/2007/06/19/meet-zeke/comment-page-1/#comment-92993 Global Voices Online » Bahrain: Mahmood's Den Gets a Face Lift Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:18:30 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/2007/06/19/meet-zeke/#comment-92993 [...] blogger Mahmood Al Yousif gives his popular blog a face lift. Share [...] [...] blogger Mahmood Al Yousif gives his popular blog a face lift. Share [...]

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