Re: webfonts vs websafe fonts and alternatives

[Dhaupin]

Hmm I don’t understand why you would rely on a 3rd party at all for fonts. Seems overkill. There’s plenty of optimized types out there, that can be loaded via your own management system from your own server. Maybe I’m missing something but I come from graphic design roots – fonts don’t change enough nor are diverse enough to justify a service. There’s basically 8 font faces in total… All fonts fall into these 8