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Everyone and their dog are making fonts these days. Not complaining about high quality free fonts, just find it a bit strange...

culi 4y ago
Variable fonts, color fonts, etc. There's a lot happening https://v-fonts.com/ https://v-fonts.com/ I'll still only stick to websafe fonts for actual websites but I'm excited to see what the future holds. Also because I hate Arial
- psygn89 4y ago
  There's a lot you can do with variable fonts. I remember stumbling upon https://variicon.netlify.app/index.html https://variicon.netlify.app/index.html a year or two ago, although there's disdain for using icons as a font it was eye opening for me with what you could do.
  - culi 4y ago
    My favorite is fonts with a "serif-ness" slider. You can dynamically switch between a serif and sans serif version of the same font. Imagine doing it all with a single font!
layer8 4y ago
And none of them seem to have good hinting for low-DPI use.
- alwillis 4y ago
  I suspect that’s because a fairly recent operating system version is required to support variable fonts and almost all of those devices are high resolution where hinting is unnecessary. The iPhone 13 mini I’m using to type this has a pixel density of 476 ppi.
  - layer8 4y ago
    It’s relevant for Full-HD desktops and laptops, both of which remain widespread. I don’t see them going away anytime soon, because of lower cost, and also because a lot of Windows applications are not (or not adequately) hi-DPI-capable. Even 1440p monitor benefit from hinting. Yes, mobile devices are an entirely different environment. Personally I’m still waiting for 200+ DPI desktop monitors with high contrast (VA or preferably OLED).
  - chrismorgan 4y ago
    Of different categories of device: • Most mobile devices are high-DPI. (In more affluent countries it’s “almost all”, but in others it’s only “many”.) • Many tablets are high-DPI. • Some laptops are high-DPI. • Very few desktops are high-DPI.

culi 4y ago

Variable fonts, color fonts, etc. There's a lot happening https://v-fonts.com/ https://v-fonts.com/ I'll still only stick to websafe fonts for actual websites but I'm excited to see what the future holds. Also because I hate Arial

psygn89 4y ago
There's a lot you can do with variable fonts. I remember stumbling upon https://variicon.netlify.app/index.html https://variicon.netlify.app/index.html a year or two ago, although there's disdain for using icons as a font it was eye opening for me with what you could do.
- culi 4y ago
  My favorite is fonts with a "serif-ness" slider. You can dynamically switch between a serif and sans serif version of the same font. Imagine doing it all with a single font!

layer8 4y ago

And none of them seem to have good hinting for low-DPI use.

alwillis 4y ago
I suspect that’s because a fairly recent operating system version is required to support variable fonts and almost all of those devices are high resolution where hinting is unnecessary. The iPhone 13 mini I’m using to type this has a pixel density of 476 ppi.
- layer8 4y ago
  It’s relevant for Full-HD desktops and laptops, both of which remain widespread. I don’t see them going away anytime soon, because of lower cost, and also because a lot of Windows applications are not (or not adequately) hi-DPI-capable. Even 1440p monitor benefit from hinting. Yes, mobile devices are an entirely different environment. Personally I’m still waiting for 200+ DPI desktop monitors with high contrast (VA or preferably OLED).
- chrismorgan 4y ago
  Of different categories of device: • Most mobile devices are high-DPI. (In more affluent countries it’s “almost all”, but in others it’s only “many”.) • Many tablets are high-DPI. • Some laptops are high-DPI. • Very few desktops are high-DPI.