Design

Interesting design talk

Font:
Use Verdana on websites.
At least 14pt size (12 for Verdana)

Paragraphs should not be wider than 60 characters.
line height 1.5 for paragraphs
line height 1.1 for headings

Concept: Try and keep everything to a multiple of 6.

Shadows must be soft. (and a little bluish)

Text color: Use a darker color of your background color.
If text is on a colored box make text the same color as the original background.