Using different lorem ipsum generators

Question

Do you use different lorem ipsum generators?

I mean that for a fish site to use Tuna Ipsum and so on...

I will definitely use this approach on my new project.

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Answer 1

The very use of lipsum can be (and has been) debated.  Arguably, you should be designing around real content, not dummy content.

This article from 2010 is a good writeup on the issue, with views from both sides of the debate: http://karenmcgrane.com/2010/01/10/in-defense-of-lorem-ipsum/ It ultimately defends lipsum as exactly what it is -- a tool in your toolkit.  If you misuse the tool, or use it in the wrong situations, less-than-good things happen.

As for using specialized lipsums -- who cares?  Users won't be seeing it (it's *dummy* text!), and the people who will be seeing it won't care (theoretically...).  If you want to use specialized lipsums, go for it.

(Alternatively, find out if the people approving the designs are cat people, dog people, fish people, etc etc, and use the lipsum that will most resonate with them ;) )

Answer 2

Hey there!

I am the designer of www.catnipsum.com. I totally use Catnipsum everywhere. I used to use just plain lorem ipsum all the time, but it gets so boring day after day. Besides, 90% of the time, my projects seem to get real content before it comes through to the presentation to the client anyway.

A project will only ever have the ipsum on it while its under construction anyway, so I feel like designers should have some fun. I created Catnipsum as a sort of a way to fill my love of cats and my work of ipsum into the one.

I've shown work to clients before with lorem ipsum in it and they often get confused... "what language is that?"... To which I _always__ end up explaining what ipsum is. At least with fun ipsum generators they can read the individual words in English and straight away see that it is in fact just jibberish text. Saves my sanity a bit in the end too haha.

Have fun with your work! - Rachael.