WebINK uses Google’s sfntly to drastically reduce web font sizes

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In the world of web page rendering, the faster your page displays, the better. Back in March we introduced a new way to add fonts to your site, our first step in speeding up font download speeds. What we didn’t reveal … Continued

Looking for a good SOPA/PIPA protest font for your site?

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Websites from WikiPedia to The Oatmeal are blacked out today in protest of the SOPA / PIPA bills that are making their way through congress. Want to express your own form of protest without entirely disabling your site? Change your … Continued

Why some fonts suck on Windows? Rendering and “hinting”

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“Why does the same font on screen look fine on the Mac but like cr*p on Windows?” “How can I get fonts to look good cross-platform?” These are a couple of the most common questions I get about web fonts, … Continued

Typography: From Points to Pixels

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Seven things print designers need to know about web and ebook typography  As the market for printed matter continues to slowly decrease, the web continues to grow, and ebooks are going from nothing to huge almost overnight. The result is … Continued

Free: Best Practices for Web Typography webcast series

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Register today! Typography is as important on the web as it is in print, but the considerations are certainly different, and the capabilities are changing rapidly. Join me, fonts and typography guru and type designer Thomas Phinney, for the first … Continued