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Not only the privacy issue, but the point where Google decides to charge for fonts, or drop it completely, and your website suddenly gets ugly. I always downloa
by marcus_holmes 4y ago
Not only the privacy issue, but the point where Google decides to charge for fonts, or drop it completely, and your website suddenly gets ugly. I always download the font and serve it myself.
Arguing with designers about fonts isn't fun. I totally understand how they want the pretty thing to fit in with their artistic vision, but the pain and cost of paid fonts is such a huge drag that I refuse to do it (especially if they want to install a tracker - that's an absolute no). It has got heated in the past.
- kjs3 4y agoIt has got heated in the past. I have found "find a new web designer" to be one of the less difficult tasks to land in my backlog.
- marcus_holmes 4y agoThere's a tradeoff here I think. Designers should be passionate about their design, and push for the details that matter to them. But there's a line - too passionate and it becomes unworkable. But too far the other way, where they're not fighting for their design and too willing to compromise it, and you end up with lacklustre designs.
- kjs3 4y agoOh, I certainly agree and sorry if that came off as "don't have passion". You should. I'm thinking of my experiences where the assessment was "this looks amazing but here's the technical reasons why this is a bad idea" was met with the moral equivalent of "how DARE you compromise my artistic vision for your filthy technology issues!", and that's usually a good time to part ways with that designer.