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From: Chagnon | PubCom
Date: Mar 6, 2014 8:04AM

Yes, the visual appearance of headings should correlate to the hierarchy of
tags <H1> <H2> etc., but there aren't any laws, standards or guidance about
this, just common sense.

In graphic design, designers will often adjust the size, weight, and white
space around headings in order to get everything to fit in the area, such as
fitting a form on one page.

The final test is whether the visual appearance makes sense to the user.

But I'd be very suspect of why <H2> would be smaller than <H3>. Makes me
wonder how skilled the form designer is!

Forms design is one of the most difficult types of graphic design and few
people have the package of skills needed to do the job right; typesetting,
graphic design, knowledge of human perception and comprehension,
programming, the forms design software (such as Adobe InDesign, Acrobat, or
LiveCycle), HTML, data processing requirements and technologies, and
accessibility.

—Bevi Chagnon
(A former forms designer)

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