Nice Web Type – How to use CSS @font-face
Code up top for quick reference, details down below—we’ll prepare typefaces for use on the web, go through @font-face CSS line-by-line, and get the experts’ take on browser support. Updated May 2010 with new syntax from Paul Irish. The CSS: The HTML: <h2>This headline is typeset in <em>your typeface</em>. Before we get started If you want to brush up history and basics, Håkon Wium Lie has a great introduction to the CSS @font-face property in his A List Apart article, CSS @ Ten: The Next Big Thing. Acquire a typeface You may have a typeface in mind, or you may have no idea where to begin. I have also experimented with several properly-licensed typefaces in a series I call Nice Web Type Likes, providing bits of advice with each example and explaining what I feel are each typeface’s merits. For this demonstration I’ll use Fontin Sans from Exljbris. /* A font by Jos Buivenga (exljbris) -> www.exljbris.nl */ Go grab a properly licensed typeface, then continue reading here. Use several font formats
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The freelancer’s toolbox: 33 useful apps & websites for the freelance designer
As a freelancer, managing your time and business is mandatory if you want to get some time for designing. All the softares and websites introduced in this article can save you some precious time and money. Money tools & Invoicing 1. A great tool for the freelancer starting out. 2. Once you know what your hourly rate is, you can start using it to give estimate to people asking you for quotes. 3. Send, track and collect payments quickly. 4. A simple and straightforward invoicing solution that also integrates with PayPal and Google Checkout. Backup & Security 5. Awesome online backup tool, user friendly and quite cheap if you go for a paid plan. 6. Mozy is another popular online backup tool, you can try Mozy for free! 7. OpenSource antivirus for both PC and Mac, have a more secured computer is better right? 8. Surf anonymously, Tor helps you defend against a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy. 9. 10. Productivity 11. 12. The ultimate online contact manager.
Becoming a Font Embedding Master
I've spent a couple days worth now trying to figure out the best and most complete approach to font embedding using @font-face. It really is a dark art that must be mastered. It is by no means a straightforward process. Font Formats Generally speaking, these days, a font on our system is going to be one of two formats: TrueType (with a .ttf file extension) or OpenType (with a .otf file extension). Licensing, and Browser Support Licensing Licensing is one of the biggest hurdles. Even many free fonts have limitations on how they can be used, often times requiring specific directions on linking back to the original source or only using them in non-commercial sites. These days, a number of resources are popping up—especially those dedicated to font embedding. Browser Support Which leads me into the other major issue, browser support. Okay, that's decent already but we can do better. If you have an OTF file, you'll need to convert it into a TTF file before you can convert it into an EOT.
45+ Most Wanted Beautiful Free Hand Drawn Fonts
One of the trends in creating site designs are in Hand Drawn Concept. It gives a playful and fresh feeling to the design that appeals to the audience. Talking about Hand Drawn Design, using a Hand Drawn Fonts is mostly a must to match the design. On this matter I have listed down 45+ Most Wanted Beautiful Free Hand Drawn Fonts. If you want more of these, we have collected useful freebies for you to check out and download for free. FFF Tusj Grutch Shadedw Pointy Sketch Rockwell Jamaistevie Childs Play Pee Pants Script Mia’s Scribblings HandVetica Fh Scribble Fh Ink Positiv-A Aguzlo Handwerk HansHand Marker Twins Julies Mellyboo Font Handwriting Toms Handwritten Pen of Truth Sketchy Sketchbook Teenage angst Tire Shop Demo Version Waste Of Time 123 and… Barnes Erc Un-finished Jump Start My Turtle WC RoughTrad Bta Against Myself Peixe Frito Thurston Erc Roughage Gribouille Fail Octember Script Karabine Tiza Love Ya Like A Sister Rock Show Whiplash McCoy – Hello Lori Clementine Sketch Oh Ashy
Parallax Gallery
In this tutorial, you will learn how to make a Flash parallax scrolling gallery from scratch. Parallax scrolling is frequently used in most 2D animation and games, where the background images and foreground images scroll at different rate of speed. This will create an illusion of depth as the background images are moving slower than the foreground images. View Demo Gallery Download Demo ZIP 1. First we need to make a tiled wood floor image. 2. Now make a new document, 2520 x 450px. 3. Make a rectangle shape just below the wall. 4. Select foreground color #f0ecd6 and make a rectangle shape above the floor layer. 5. Paste in your vector logo on the wall. 6. Now it is time to add in some furnitures in the scene. Couch's Shadow Make a new layer. Go to Edit > Free Transform (Cmd + T). 7. Make a new selection as shown with the Pen Tool. 8. Since these steps are very repetitive, I'm not going to further explain the details. 9. First, export the tiled background image. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
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DK Carte Blanche font by David Kerkhoff
Description Copyright (c) 2012 by David Kerkhoff. All rights reserved. Copyright License END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT By installing, copying, or otherwise using fonts by David Kerkhoff, you agree to be bound by the terms of this EULA. Trademark DK Carte Blanche is a trademark of David Kerkhoff.
How To Create a Cool Animated Menu with jQuery
In this tutorial we’ll be building a cool navigation list complete with a sliding hover effect. Learn how to build the concept in Photoshop, lay out the basic HTML elements, style everything up in CSS then tie it all together with a few lines of jQuery to create a semantic, accessible and degradable menu design. The design we’ll be building features a cool label image that slides into place under each navigation item on hover. We’ll build the design to work without jQuery first of all to ensure it’s widely accessible to users without Javascript enabled, then enhance the effect with jQuery for the majority of users. View the animated menu demo Create a new document and fill the background with a light beige. Use a subtle grunge Photoshop brush to add a little extra texture to the top centre of the canvas. Draw and fill a rectangle to create the base of the label graphic. Use the Polygonal Lasso tool to draw a small triangle. All the menu needs now is a series of text links. <! jQuery
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