Proper hyperlink appearance
Posted on July 16, 2002 @ 16:36 in General
There's some discussion over at Kottke.org about the recent wave of CSS styled hyperlinks. Instead of going with the bare-bones approach of standard-blue and underlined hyperlinks, you can do some CSS based fine-tuning.
The [update 25-7-2002: previous version of the] frontpage of this site for instance used two such link definitions: the regular links are blue and turn orangy when hovered over, while the big Blog and Research links are grey and only turn orangy when hovered over. So actually, you're not even stuck to using the same old boring link definition throughout the document! Each paragraph or division can have it's own link definition, just have a peek at the CSS2 definition regarding selectors and inheritance.
The interesting part of the discussion of course is how we look at it from a design point of view. What are properly styled links? Are good links very obvious, or should they blend in, or should they only become obvious when you hover over them... To a certain degree I guess that depends on your sense of aesthetics, but it usually is a good idea to make informed choices when it comes to design, so let's see how this functionality develops. Isn't it an exciting world?!
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