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I love typography but decided to follow the trend of removing custom fonts from my websites as the value add is actually very, very low. A lot can be achieved w
by superfamicom 5y ago
I love typography but decided to follow the trend of removing custom fonts from my websites as the value add is actually very, very low. A lot can be achieved with some simple letter spacing and line height, as well as antialiasing correctly. I looked into paying for nice custom typefaces but the cost is too much.
I have been using the same open source typeface for programming since I found it many, many years ago. The industry reminds me of music licensing, there are so many free choices that are public domain, but if you have the money you flex and spend it on something custom, even if it is more or less the same as the free option, because that distinction is made by the end users. It reminds me of 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' using public domain music for many of the scenes and the theme, and now I hear that tune in many TV shows.
- systemvoltage 5y agoPlease don’t fix fonts with letter spacing and other hacks. Fonts are engineered with specific fitting (even before kerning pairs are added) and this would just make things worse. You can however continue to use open source fonts! There is nothing wrong with that. There are many amazing free fonts out there that compete with commercial alternatives. But to say that Fonts don’t add any value is preposterous.
- superfamicom 5y agoI didn't mention fixing anywhere. Having spent a portion of my career as a graphic designer, letter spacing / kerning was used in literally every print piece I ever made, so to suggest they are to be used as provided is preposterous.
- robocat 5y agoYou just reminded me of https://type.method.ac/ https://type.method.ac/ where everyone can quickly check their font kerning skills against a standard. Fun for us developers!