Comic. Making Good Typography on the Web Easier: Google Introduces Font. Google just launched a font directory and a font API that will make it easier for web developers and publishers to use high-quality open source fonts on their sites. Good typography on the web is still in its infancy, but Google wants to make it easier for developers to use a wider variety of fonts on the Web that go beyond the standard set of "web-safe" fonts that come pre-installed on most modern computers.
The Google Font API uses Google's infrastructure to automatically convert a font into the right format for whatever browser the user is using. According to Google, these fonts also work well with CSS3 and HTML5 styling. WebFont Loader Google also worked with Typekit to develop an open source WebFont Loader, a JavaScript library that allows developers to easily integrate Web fonts into their Web products.
Google's font directory currently features 18 fonts (some with multiple variants), including the popular Droid fonts. Readability - An Arc90 Lab Experiment. Update: On February 1, 2011, Readability was re-launched into a full-fledged reading platform that includes mobile support, queuing articles for reading later and a greatly improved reading view. In addition, the platform provides a unique model for supporting publishers and writers through your reading activity. Visit to learn more.
Reading anything on the Internet has become a full-on nightmare. As media outlets attempt to eke out as much advertising revenue as possible, we’re left trying to put blinders on to mask away all the insanity that surrounds the content we’re trying to read. It’s almost like listening to talk radio, except the commercials play during the program in the background. It’s a pretty awful experience. Recently, Mandy Brown wrote a wonderful article for A List Apart called In Defense Of Readers. Despite the ubiquity of reading on the web, readers remain a neglected audience. Readability : An Arc90 Lab Experiment from Arc90 on Vimeo. Freebies. Mailart Rubberstamp Mailart Rubberstamp now has an additional Bold weight and complimentary Obliques. The typeface has also been updated with subtle outline improvements, a bigger repertoire of European accented characters, and more consistent, slightly tighter spacing; increase the tracking to recreate the more relaxed, rustic appearance of the earlier version.
The fonts are derived from the individually rubber-stamped letters on printed and collaged envelopes received from mailartists, and the typeface Clarendon Condensed. Brush Hand New Brush Hand New is a full font based on a copy of Flash Bold called Brush Hand marketed by WSI in the 1990s and more recently distributed through free font sites. Brush Hand was an anonymous redrawing of Flash which simplified, slightly lightened, smoothed out ragged edges, and improved the legibility of the original classic created by Edwin W.
Keep Calm Adequate Component Savor Non Solus Zabars Next Page » Fonts: Killer Typography Tools and Free Font Downloads. 20 Useful Typography Tools. Typography is a crucial component of a design. When used effectively, it sets the mood and solicits emotion about the design. Working with typography can be challenging, but fortunately, there is a plethora of free tools on the web that can help you work with type. In this article, you’ll find 20 tools for working with typography. You’ll find an assortment of tools that’ll help you with testing, identifying, sizing, and even making, fonts. 1. Typetester Typetester allows you to compare various fonts and styles on one page. 2.
FontStructor is a free, web-based tool for creating your own fonts. 3. Font Tester is a free web-based tool for comparing different fonts. 4. Typechart lets you quickly evaluate an assortment of web typography. 5. OpentType Font Tester is a web-based tool that allows you to test over 20 OpenType fonts. 6. CSS-Typoset Matrix is a matrix that displays font sizes, line-heights, and margins (in pixel and em units) for various base font sizes. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Gallery. Preview and Compare All Your Installed Fonts Online.
23 Dec 2010 If you are writing a document or doing some design work, you may use Font Picker to preview and compare fonts on your computer. Font Picker is available as a free online application or you can install it on the desktop as well. couch mode print story Should I write the headline of this text in Arial, Times New Roman or use some uncommon font style like Adobe Garamond or Adobe Caslon? Picking the right font for your design work is not always easy especially when there are hundreds of different fonts installed on the computer.
Some software like Microsoft Word, PowerPoint or Adobe Photoshop do provide a preview of all available fonts in a long scrolling drop-down but you can shortlist good fonts from that list. Enter Font Picker – a free online tool that lets you preview text written in all installed fonts on your computer to help you choose the best font for a particular job. Using Font Picker is simple – just select “Type here” and enter your text. More on fonts: The Buzzwords of 2008. Flipping typical. 2008. Screedbot - make your own scrolling typewriter text. Fonts 500 - the top 500 free fonts from around the web.