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Posts Tagged ‘web typography’

Google Font Directory: An alternative to Typekit

21.05.2010 By: ronansprake">ronansprake Under: Industry News, Technical Comments: 1

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During Google I/O 2010, Google have made some very cool announcements, including WebM (a license-free codec for audio and video) and a new hosted Font API.

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Anti-Aliasing versus Non Anti-Aliasing

06.01.2010 By: alanofford">alanofford Under: Creative Comments: none

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A small argument developed in the studio the other day over the issue of presenting clients with visuals using Anti-Aliased text. After the dust had settled and the bodies cleared away, it became apparent that the debate was a classic one of best versus worst case scenarios.

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The future (and history) of web typography

17.12.2009 By: alanofford">alanofford Under: Creative Comments: none

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Having learnt mostly traditional print at university, the restrictions placed on designers by the internet came as something of shock, especially when you consider the unparalleled opportunities for communicating that the web promises. It seems ridiculous that fonts online have, up to now, been limited to just a few generic styles, rather like an actor, who once up in front of the cameras is told he can only perform in a Glaswegian accent. With a lisp.

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Typekit: Goodbye sIFR, Cufon?

20.11.2009 By: ronansprake">ronansprake Under: Technical Comments: none

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Typekit has been fully released (without so much as a Beta tag) and it’s about time to give it another shot. Last time I checked out Typekit, there were as many bugs as you’d expect from a developer preview release. Thankfully, a lot has changed and it’s all quite promising.

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