as a designer i would definitely love to use some ttfs but I would keep it minimal perhaps on the website tagline and maybe headers but i would stick to the web safe fonts on the content and stuff just to keep it readable for most people.
since this article is from the person who originally proposed css then it is given that this argument is legit and comes from experience.
fonts are truely part of the aesthetics of a website but the concern for readers and browsers that dont support the technique should be prioritized over the aesthetics. . .
all in all, we web designers must balance these factors and try to always have a semantically structured mark up while having a browser compatible and readable website content and a beautiful website
create websites that are important and usable and if it is important and usable dont hesitate to make it beautiful
as a professional, I am using EOT fonts since the “last century”.
(www.hyphenator.com/examples/ROSETTA STONE.htm
www.astrotime.org/Creando_AstroTime_IE_.htm)
.. but today I cannot obtain this basic idea to work, both in FF.3.6.9 and IE6
the default fonts only are layed out by the browsers.
What’s wrong?
As on 19th of March 2011, I am thinking about to implement the @font-face rule in the relaunch of my website, just to learn that internet explorer 8 (tested on win xp) still does not support downloading fonts? Is there some workaround, e. g. that I use another font-format than WOFF for Internet Explorer?
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hchung
As a primarily print-oriented graphic design student coming fresh into the field of web design, it is a relief to know that there is a simple way of having beautiful typefaces on the screen. It is quite a chore to go through the trouble of creating an image or background to have the font you want on the page. It is so much more comforting to know that the text is simply editable without having to pull out image-editing programs every time. Although the web is slowly becoming a much more visually appealing place to be because of the refined typography and better design in general, I do believe that there should be rules as to which ones are able to be used. The web is primarily used for sharing information, and so readability and other basic rules of good typography should still be the most important. The last thing anyone wants is to be flooded on the web by gross fonts that are too over the top or simply illegible. In print, it is not so much of an issue as people are already accustomed to seeing printed work as “art”; however on the web it is less practical to have such artistic pieces.
Thank you for the great article!
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Back to the Articletalita emmanuela
I think I’m a little late in my discussion, but in case of someone read it, I would like to know which browsers support web fonts.
Thanks!
WebCreationUK
I definitely agree with the new “wave” of web fonts, however I am sure this will happen in time, easy and steady, but will 100% happen.
It’s nature, things evolve, from animals to,well yes, web fonts. :)
Anyway, awesome article.
johntanedo
as a designer i would definitely love to use some ttfs but I would keep it minimal perhaps on the website tagline and maybe headers but i would stick to the web safe fonts on the content and stuff just to keep it readable for most people.
since this article is from the person who originally proposed css then it is given that this argument is legit and comes from experience.
fonts are truely part of the aesthetics of a website but the concern for readers and browsers that dont support the technique should be prioritized over the aesthetics. . .
all in all, we web designers must balance these factors and try to always have a semantically structured mark up while having a browser compatible and readable website content and a beautiful website
create websites that are important and usable and if it is important and usable dont hesitate to make it beautiful
AstroTime
as a professional, I am using EOT fonts since the “last century”.
..(www.hyphenator.com/examples/ROSETTA STONE.htm
www.astrotime.org/Creando_AstroTime_IE_.htm)
.. but today I cannot obtain this basic idea to work, both in FF.3.6.9 and IE6
the default fonts only are layed out by the browsers.
What’s wrong?
@font-face { font-family: “ledboard”;
src: url( “http://www.astrotime.org/LEDBDREV.TTF” ) format( “truetype” );}
H2 { font-family: ledboard; font-size:30px; }
</style>
</HEAD><BODY>
<H2>prova font</H2>
..
tomasio
As on 19th of March 2011, I am thinking about to implement the @font-face rule in the relaunch of my website, just to learn that internet explorer 8 (tested on win xp) still does not support downloading fonts? Is there some workaround, e. g. that I use another font-format than WOFF for Internet Explorer?
Fraser Hannah
Thanks for the insightful article, we are just starting to use them and are happy with the flexibility they offer.
hchung
As a primarily print-oriented graphic design student coming fresh into the field of web design, it is a relief to know that there is a simple way of having beautiful typefaces on the screen. It is quite a chore to go through the trouble of creating an image or background to have the font you want on the page. It is so much more comforting to know that the text is simply editable without having to pull out image-editing programs every time. Although the web is slowly becoming a much more visually appealing place to be because of the refined typography and better design in general, I do believe that there should be rules as to which ones are able to be used. The web is primarily used for sharing information, and so readability and other basic rules of good typography should still be the most important. The last thing anyone wants is to be flooded on the web by gross fonts that are too over the top or simply illegible. In print, it is not so much of an issue as people are already accustomed to seeing printed work as “art”; however on the web it is less practical to have such artistic pieces.
Thank you for the great article!