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This is a gorgeous redesign that really lets the typography shine, as well as deftly addressing numerous usability issues with the old site. The family size fil

This is a gorgeous redesign that really lets the typography shine, as well as deftly addressing numerous usability issues with the old site. The family size filter in particular makes finding a usable set of weights much easier, and the featured section adds a welcome new layer of curation. Two minor observations: - It would be a great addition to the family size slider to be able to filter for "contains italics." Some font families have a broad set of stroke weights, but aren't usable for certain content because they lack italics. - A nitpick, but "Handwriting" has always seemed a somewhat suboptimal filter label. Many of the fonts contained therein might be better described as "script" or "calligraphic", while "handwriting" connotes something more strictly vernacular. All said, this is an excellent update that brings the Google Fonts experience into the realm of subscription services like Typekit.

michaelmrose 10y ago
Are you using chrome? It looks pretty dumb in firefox. It looks like this. http://imgur.com/IT7x83h http://imgur.com/IT7x83h
- magicalist 10y ago
  Chrome and Firefox look exactly the same to me edit: from your comment below, maybe you're on Linux? Sounds like you're seeing the same thing as this subthread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11903444 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11903444
  - jimhefferon 10y ago
    That is what I see also. FF on Linux.
- jsprogrammer 10y ago
  Looks the same in Chrome.
  - vanderZwan 10y ago
    Whoever downvoted you is apparently thinking that it not being broken on his Linux Chrome means you're wrong. Well, I also run Linux, and on Chrome it's just as broken for me as well: https://i.sli.mg/tu1UJG.png https://i.sli.mg/tu1UJG.png
- unexistance 10y ago
  ah, thanks for saving me from the trouble, Fx on Linux here as well :D
- pmontra 10y ago
  Confirmed, Firefox on Ubuntu. There are no errors in the console. I wonder if it's some add on playing bad with that site. It's not the fonts because all the web will be like that.

michaelmrose 10y ago

Are you using chrome? It looks pretty dumb in firefox. It looks like this. http://imgur.com/IT7x83h http://imgur.com/IT7x83h

magicalist 10y ago
Chrome and Firefox look exactly the same to me edit: from your comment below, maybe you're on Linux? Sounds like you're seeing the same thing as this subthread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11903444 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11903444
- jimhefferon 10y ago
  That is what I see also. FF on Linux.
jsprogrammer 10y ago
Looks the same in Chrome.
- vanderZwan 10y ago
  Whoever downvoted you is apparently thinking that it not being broken on his Linux Chrome means you're wrong. Well, I also run Linux, and on Chrome it's just as broken for me as well: https://i.sli.mg/tu1UJG.png https://i.sli.mg/tu1UJG.png
unexistance 10y ago
ah, thanks for saving me from the trouble, Fx on Linux here as well :D
pmontra 10y ago
Confirmed, Firefox on Ubuntu. There are no errors in the console. I wonder if it's some add on playing bad with that site. It's not the fonts because all the web will be like that.