@font-face

[aoeui]

hi

what are the most use fonts (services) these days?
I found

https://typekit.com/
+
http://www.google.com/webfonts

[chrisburton]

It’s no surprise that I dislike google’s webfonts service. Also, Typekit is really inexpensive. $2/mo is pocket change.

Here’s a list for you:

• Myfonts (favorite)
• H&FJ webfonts (private beta)
• Typekit
• Lost Type
• The League of Moveable Type

[Zunflappie]

Since a few weeks using Google Fonts. Its simple to browse (only not categored and slow scrolling), but with 1 click getting the html-rule i need (no files downloading, no uploading, no worriing about different browsers)… it just works.

Only thing is that quicly changing the font is adapting 2 rules (1 html, 1 css). Its a miss of HTML that you cant name the @font-face yourself, like “my_own_font” as standard variable…

[Johnnyb]

I’ve used both typekit and google fonts. The thing I dislike about a lot of these font services is that once you start using it then you’re reliant upon it. If I have 20 websites all using typekit fonts for example and then typekit decides to jack up their prices to something unreasonable then I eiher have to bite the bullet and pay it or go back to those 20 sites and figure out an alternative.

[chrisburton]

@JohnnyB Chances of that happening are quite slim. I usually don’t pay for my clients’ webfonts so that isn’t a problem for me. And Typekit isn’t the solution for every site. Either way, Myfonts is my choice.

@krysak4ever Try “h1.tk1”. You can also change the class name in typekit to your liking.

[tobeeornot]

@ChristopherBurton – I just wanted say (hopefully without sounding like a dick) that I was really blown away by two sites you mentioned in a previous post:

http://forefathersgroup.com/
http://www.kitchensinkstudios.com/

Did you work on them?

[chrisburton]

@toberornot Haha, not at all! Not sure why you would think that? But no, I had no involvement in either of those designs.

[tobeeornot]

@ChristopherBurton – i really like them both. I thought you mentioned them for some reason? Anyways, what do I know :P

[chrisburton]

@tobeeornot I think @JoshWhite asked me to suggest a few sites that focus on typography and involve a lot of body copy. Kitchen Sink Studios is great with type.

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