Web fonts. Where are we? Will web fonts ever be a reality? | i love typography, the typography and fonts blog

A great round-up on the current state of web typography following TypeCon 2009.

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Citywide – Jason Santa Maria

A fun new font from Jason:

Citywide is a sans serif family inspired by mid-1900s bus and train destination roll signs.

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Justified Text: Better Than Expected? – Cloud Four

Some interesting experiments in web typography here.

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The Beatrice Warde Memorial Lecture - St Bride Foundation

Oh, this looks like an excellent event (in London and online):

Adventures in Episodic Type Design

With David Jonathan Ross

Thursday 17th October 2024

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Some of the best free fonts | Clearleft

If you start with a high-quality, legible, free typeface and experiment with size, weight, colour, line height, and (subtle) letter spacing, you might find these free options will get you further than you’d think. These are professional fonts crafted and maintained by experts and they can help your content land the way it deserves to.

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Marbla

A fun variable font with three axes: inktrap, balloon, and curve.

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