It's inevitable that typographic content be utilized in any digital form
of "written" visual communication. At the foundation of contemporary
computer technology is the digital >graphic communication< machine.
Snail mail composed on a typewriter is virtually non-existent because
such communication is merely verbal and the graphic encoding potential of
the page is a missed opportunity to communicate more effectively.
For eMail, the ballooning data transfer over the net is due to mail
attachments... and if we can attach images, why not go ahead and >show<
them in the composition window (instead of just listing them).
When compared to:
- image and music content being transferred to browsers
- internet videophon sessions
- internet phone calling
the small amount of HTML coding required to describe basic >typographic<
formatting (like that possible in Apple's Mail software... font, size,
style, color,) is virtually insignificant. If folks choose not to use
such features - that is OK. Yet, for those who understand how use such
graphic variation for clearer communication....
Mel
