I suppose you could say that the subhead trend bothers me because I’m a
writer and I try desperately to perfect antiquated stuff.Transitions and Flow
Like transitions and flow, and because I think writing, like most everything
else good in life, revolves around flow and rhythm. But the truth is, subheads
bug me even more as a reader. Some of the best editors I’ve ever had have
justified subheads to me, explaining that they are necessary “eye candy” and
“reader guides” imperative to “reader friendliness.”I’m with Stupid
All I know is that whenever I read a column or story that’s been broken up by
subheads, especially a syndicated story that appeared somewhere else first
without any subheads, my inner reader feels violated.–Jim Walsh—Commence Skimming: Start reading. Now. Or. Whatever. (City Pages)
Note the way the imaginary copy-editor inserting the subheads starts arguing with the writer.
Great Stuff
This is great stuff, though I shudder to think
what
will
say
about
it.
Found on A & L Daily.
Hahaha. :-) I’m never gonna live that down. EVER.
Note, however, that many web pages aren’t designed to be read word for word; navigation pages and index pages are where people scan for important stuff that they may wish to download, print out, or carefully read. A website the only offers huge chunks of text without any headings or navigation is like a book without a cover — the content will spill out all over the place and become unuseable in the real-world situations in which people use them.