You could agree or not, you could make a lot of example where text is less important than graphics, but surely this article about the importance of “typography” in the design of a Web site worths a read.


95% of the information on the web is written language. It is only logical to say that a web designer should get good training in the main discipline of shaping written information, in other words: Typography.

Give a look at the part 2 as well.