Comments on: Web Fonts: The New Face of the Web

By: Alec Julien

Alec Julien — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:20:00 +0000

Thanks, Michael. The Google font previewer is a really nice touch!

By: Michael Butler

Michael Butler — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:27:25 +0000

Good post Alec. I just mentioned your post in my blog post about Google’s new Font API which is basically a free version of TypeKit’s service (with about 18 open source fonts). They collaborated with TypeKit to provide this. You don’t even need to sign up for an account.

http://www.rustybrick.com/google-offers-css-font-api-for-designers.html

I imagine people who really like this will move on to TypeKit’s paid service which gives you a much greater selection of fonts using the same technology. And I was actually surprised at how cheap it is.

By: Alec Julien

Alec Julien — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:46:24 +0000

@Nikos – TNR and Georgia can be used to beautiful effect for sure. And one could argue (and it has been argued) that giving designers more font choices will only open up the web to more bad typography and overworked designs. But I’m all for the freedom to fail and the dangers of too many font choices!

By: Pat

Pat — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:02:50 +0000

Let’s hope word spreads so we get more variety online. There were several interesting presentations at SXSW 2010 on web fonts. One of the best can be found at:
http://www.slideshare.net/SamanthaWarren/sxsw-2010.

By: nikos lianeris

nikos lianeris — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:26:30 +0000

The fonts issue can be a major problem.I used to be in constant searching for the best and fanciest font until I discovered Gustavo Sazes (www.abstrata.net) and the amazing works he did using Times New Roman almost exclusively.From then on I stuck on Georgia and I decided that safe fonts can be inspiring!