Comments on: On the tyranny of web safe fonts http://comments.deasil.com/2007/03/19/on-the-tyranny-of-web-safe-fonts/ escape colon w q Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:04:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Flash for everything! | #comments http://comments.deasil.com/2007/03/19/on-the-tyranny-of-web-safe-fonts/#comment-816 Flash for everything! | #comments Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:27:39 +0000 http://comments.deasil.com/2007/03/19/on-the-tyranny-of-web-safe-fonts/#comment-816 [...] I’ve been meaning to write up my thoughts on this since Jason commented on the use of sIFR for typographic headlines. As is my way, it took me awhile to get to it which is [...] [...] I’ve been meaning to write up my thoughts on this since Jason commented on the use of sIFR for typographic headlines. As is my way, it took me awhile to get to it which is [...]

]]> By: felix http://comments.deasil.com/2007/03/19/on-the-tyranny-of-web-safe-fonts/#comment-388 felix Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:31:50 +0000 http://comments.deasil.com/2007/03/19/on-the-tyranny-of-web-safe-fonts/#comment-388 I'd seen sifr before, it's pretty cool and a reasonable solution for headlines and the like. It's, arguably, a better solution that what we have today just using gif's and png's. I should probably check it out in a little more detail. :) But still, if every magazine and every printed thing used one of 4 fonts, I think there'd be a lot less coolness in the world. I'm also not sure I agree that everyone using mono-space typewriters increased content value... I’d seen sifr before, it’s pretty cool and a reasonable solution for headlines and the like. It’s, arguably, a better solution that what we have today just using gif’s and png’s. I should probably check it out in a little more detail. :)

But still, if every magazine and every printed thing used one of 4 fonts, I think there’d be a lot less coolness in the world. I’m also not sure I agree that everyone using mono-space typewriters increased content value…

]]> By: Jason http://comments.deasil.com/2007/03/19/on-the-tyranny-of-web-safe-fonts/#comment-385 Jason Wed, 21 Mar 2007 16:25:48 +0000 http://comments.deasil.com/2007/03/19/on-the-tyranny-of-web-safe-fonts/#comment-385 <a href="http://www.mikeindustries.com/sifr/" rel="nofollow">sIFR</a> does a pretty decent job of accommodating fonts for display text. Not exactly a complete solution, but a good tool for what it does. I like fonts and typography, but I also think there was plenty of <em>content</em> value gained from everybody using same-y monospace typewriters for a century or so. sIFR does a pretty decent job of accommodating fonts for display text. Not exactly a complete solution, but a good tool for what it does.

I like fonts and typography, but I also think there was plenty of content value gained from everybody using same-y monospace typewriters for a century or so.

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