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“Cure for the Common Font” — A Web Designer’s Introduction to Typeface Selection
Posted on 21. Mar, 2011 by Stephen Coles.
Last week, I joined Frank Chimero, Tiffany Wardle, and Jason Santa Maria for a panel at the SXSW conference.
Now that web designers suddenly face the challenge (and delight) of choosing fonts from an ever-growing selection, we thought it’s a good time to recommend some basic principles for making wise type choices.
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The Webfont Revolution Is Over, Let the Evolution Begin
Posted on 30. Nov, 2010 by Stephen Coles.
Next time you’re shopping for type, don’t just look for your favorite face as a webfont. Demand more.
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Farewell, FontShop
Posted on 07. Sep, 2010 by Stephen Coles.
I have some news. September 3 was my last day as Type Director at FontShop. Looking ahead, I see a lot of beautifully blank pages, waiting to be filled. But I can’t move on to the next chapter until I pay homage to this last one.
In early 2004 I was living in Stockholm, one foot [...]
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Audio from the Web Fonts Panel at TypeCon2009
Posted on 20. Jul, 2009 by Stephen Coles.
Yesterday at TypeCon2009 in Atlanta, 11 representatives from the type community packed a stage to discuss the controversial and convoluted issue of licensing fonts for the web. The full two hours of audio is now online.
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Turning the Page
Posted on 22. Apr, 2009 by Stephen Coles.
“How do you know you should start a blog? Because people keep telling you to shut up. You just won’t shut up about a subject.” — Merlin Mann, SXSW Interactive 2009
“Obsession times voice” is what luminary bloggers Merlin Mann and John Gruber offer as a simple formula for successful writing. It’s exactly these qualities that Joshua [...]