web typography: viva la revolution!
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An overview of recent (and not so recent) developments in web typography and how the look of the web is changing for the better.TRANSCRIPT
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Hi.
Hi.My name is Mykl.
I’m a Type Geek.
Ignite Minneapolis:When Good People Choose Bad Fonts
Brief History
1996
“Core” FontsIntroduced
1998
2004
Despite this,typographybecomes cool
Despite this,typographybecomes cool
...and partisan...
...and popular!
TypographyTrends
trentwalton.com
True Web Typography(Finally!)
@font-face
• Clean. Doesn’t use Javascript, Flash, images, etc.
• Searchable, accessible, standards-compliant
• Fast & efficient
Tools/soultions
Examples
alistapart.com/d/cssatten/nels.html
badassideas.com
Photo by: takomabibelot on Flickr
Mykl Roventine Designer of Things myklroventine.com twitter.com/myklroventine
Thankyou!
Photo by: Meshl on Flickr