Thread:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Design/Typography/Documenting reasons for current proposed typography

Hey all,

There isn't enough about why need to make these changes in this current doc. The justification for type size and paragraph justification is alright. Questions I'd like to see answered include...


 * Why specify a specific sans-serif stack? What do we gain by it? What negative impact do we see by letting the browser default sans appear?
 * Why Helvetica Neue vs just Helvetica?
 * Why are Georgia/serif headings preferred?
 * Currently the doc says, "Serif headings have been tested on Wikipedia mobile and have received a positive response." What qualitative and/or quantitative data do we have that backs this up?
 * The current styles also change text sizing and color for some navigation menus. Let's describe and justify that better.
 * What impact will there be on i18n/l10n? How will we account for wikis that use local site CSS to make their scripts readable? For example: jawiki.

In general, we're only saying for now that we want to get consistency between mobile web and desktop. That's important, but it doesn't explain why we think the typography changes were advantageous in the first place.