Why do designers use Lorem Ipsum?
Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s. Its primary purpose is to provide a natural-looking distribution of letters, making a page look like readable English without distracting the viewer with the actual content of the text.
The Benefits of Placeholder Text:
- Focus on Layout: It allows clients to focus on the visual design, typography, and spacing rather than getting bogged down in proofreading copy.
- Realistic Proportions: Unlike simply repeating "text here text here," Lorem Ipsum mimics the varying word lengths and sentence structures of actual language.
- Workflow Speed: Using our AssetMaster Dummy Text Tool helps developers and designers fill empty states in seconds during the wireframing stage.
Origin of the Text
Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. It comes from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" (The Extremes of Good and Evil) by Cicero.