Briefle words · UI design
Font weight
How thick or heavy a font's strokes are, from thin to black, often used to add emphasis without changing the size.
Say it to an AI
Telehealth appointment card: doctor avatar, name and specialty, then date and duration rows, then Join and Reschedule buttons. Keep a tight type scale of three sizes and just two font weights (regular and semibold); build the visual hierarchy with color, not more weights. No italics.
How an expert would brief the stronger version of “Appointment card”.
See it
Try it as a puzzle →Upcoming visit card on the home screen of a telehealth app.
Why: A mixes 300, 500, 600 and 800 on one small card; B uses only 400 and 600.
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Room 3 · Typography
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