But anti-aliasing isn't always the answer. Take a look at the front page of Salon . The small menu items look great without anti-aliasing, because the font size is so small. The fact is, anti-aliasing with text sizes below 12 points makes the text difficult to read. Readability should always win out in the end.
People tend to overdo special effects on web pages.
An animated, multicolored drop shadow with embossed gold text and super neon glow just doesn't look very good, and it often makes text impossible to read. Good fonts are able to convey a lot of style on their own, and they can be given a unique look with the use of color, spacing, or a simple special effect. It's your web page after all. Most image editing programs have a number of built-in special effects and filters for any kind of image component, whether it's a bit of text or a picture of your neighbor's gecko. Paint Shop Pro.