Here are some simple, though often overlooked practices that users prefer for websites and software:
- Heading sizes: 16-24 points (1-1.5 em) most common
- Body font sizes: 12 points (.75 em) most common
- Best color for links: blue
- Search boxes: ideal size is 18-24 characters
- Graphs & charts: should be used as well as data values when data is important to the reader and/or the organization