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Introducing the Typecast app

2011/07/29

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Typecast by FRONT is a tool for creating your CSS code with webfonts directly in the browser with a true WYSIWYG view.

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Webfont demos of fonts.info typefaces

2011/02/14

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Webfont demos of fonts.info typefaces

We created some demo pages of our new fonts.info webfonts. They are not as exciting as the Lost World’s Fairs or similar demos you might know, but they show our fonts in a real-world context with a typical use in common font sizes.

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Better web typography with OpenType features

2010/08/14

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Better web typography with OpenType features

Now that webfonts are supported by all major browsers, more and more professional fonts are available for web linking. These fonts usually contain a large set of OpenType features, which are only accessible in OpenType-savvy applications like InDesign, Illustrator or QuarkXPress. Browsers have barely supported such advanced typographic features so far. But with the latest Beta [...]

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The iPad and SVG fonts in Mobile Safari

2010/04/13

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The iPad and SVG fonts in Mobile Safari

With all this hype around the iPad, people keep asking if the iPad supports webfonts. The good news is: Yes, it does. The bad news: the iPad runs Mobile Safari and in contrast to the standard version of Safari only SVG fonts are supported.

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Introducing Web FontFonts

2010/02/24

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Introducing Web FontFonts

While FontFonts were already available thru TypeKit, FontShop International has now announced, that more than 30 of the most popular FontFont families are now available for download as so-called Web FontFonts, including FF DIN, FF Meta, FF Dax, and FF Kievit. This enables a more seamless and effective transition from print design to the web. An organization whose identity uses FF DIN, for example, can now [...]

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TypeFront - a font distribution platform for the web

2010/02/07

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TypeFront – a font distribution platform for the web

Services around webfonts are currently springing up like mushrooms. Here is another one: TypeFront, a service to host webfonts for users and foundries. Website owners can upload their licensed fonts and the service ensures that the fonts cannot be accessed from other websites. Moreover the service also provides an API, so foundries can set up [...]

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Fontspring - @Font-Face ready typefaces

2010/02/05

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Fontspring – @Font-Face ready typefaces

While webfont services are getting a lot of attention these days, there is still the “old way” of licensing fonts with a one-time license fee. But usually such licenses don’t cover the use of fonts on websites via @font-face. Now Fontspring has opened its store—a font reseller which offers fonts for regular desktop use, but all [...]

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