An alternative to Lorem Ipsum

Often when designers are mocking up a website or a print piece they will insert "placeholder text." The idea is to show the reviewer what the site or piece will look like, without worrying about the content.

Designers often use what's called Lorem Ipsum text which looks like this:

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat.

The idea is to simulate real text - sentences, a realistic combination of short and long words, etc. You can get your own Lorem Ipsum text using the Lorem Ipsum Generator.

But if you want to use something clever and different, try this text I found at css-tricks.com. It uses every modern-business buzz-word and cliche in the book. Feel free to cut and paste it into your next design project.


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