MySpace Editor Tips and Tricks

Here are some tips and tricks on how to use my Basic MySpace Editor and my Advanced MySpace Editor to create a real cool looking profile:

Use an Appropriate Background Image or Color ~ The biggest problem I've seen with MySpace layouts (and even with other sites offering premade layouts) is the choice of a background image that makes the text on the page difficult to read.

If you're going to use your own background image then what you want to do is choose one that contains mostly dark colors to support a light colored text OR choose one that contains mostly light colors to support a dark colored text. It may be best to just start out by finding a background image you like and then tweak the tone and color saturation in a graphics editor. If you don't have a graphics editor like Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro then check out my list of best free graphics editors.

The same can be held true for your choice of a background color (if you don't use a background image). To make sure your layout is easy to read, you should use contrasting shades for your background color and your link/text colors, i.e., use one of the following combinations:
1. Use light link/text colors on a dark background color.
  
  OR
2. Use dark link/text colors on a light background color.
Use a Reasonable Font Size ~ Once you get up around the 30 pixel font size range, your MySpace page may start to 'spread' (display those ugly horizontal scroll bars at the bottom of your browser). Essentially what happens at this font size is your MySpace URL becomes too big for its britches and outsizes the allotted width. But, with all due respect, 30 pixels is just too dang big of a size to be using for all the text on your page (and has the effect of shouting). Truth be told, I just threw in the 30 pixel font size for posterity. To make a really cool looking layout, you should hang around the 12px - 20px font size.
Font Families: Serif vs. Sans-serif ~ Serif font families are those that have the little horizontal lines at the tops and bottoms of some characters (such as f, m, n, T, etc.) Sans-serif fonts display characters using only primary line strokes (a comparative example: f, m, n, T). Examples of Serif fonts are Times New Roman, Palatino Linotype and Georgia. Examples of Sans-serif fonts are Arial, Verdana and Tahoma. Sans-serif fonts are generally easier to read on a computer screen while Serif fonts are easier to read in printed material (books, newspapers and whatnot). This is entirely a matter of taste though. Some people just straight up prefer Serif over Sans-serif fonts even when reading on their computer.