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  • January 22, 2012 at 3:11 am #36254
    stevedeer
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    Hi

    I’m considering signing up with an online font supplier (Typekit etc).

    But I’ll creating precision layouts in Photoshop for client approval before coding a site. From what I gather, this does not seem to be possible… are there any solutions?

    Thanks in advance

    Steve Deer

    January 22, 2012 at 7:59 am #95163
    davidlab.be
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    This my be something you may want to look into

    http://www.extensis.com/en/webfontplugin/

    January 22, 2012 at 9:12 am #95167
    chrisburton
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    @springlab That’s only really for Google webfonts, which are terrible.


    @stevedeer     Why do they have to be exactly precise? You could use a fallback for the PSD and the webfonts for the site? Alternatively you could buy the fonts and bill the client if they’re in agreement.

    January 22, 2012 at 2:23 pm #95179
    TheDoc
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    @ChristopherBurton – why is every single Google Web Font terrible?

    January 22, 2012 at 3:10 pm #95183
    chrisburton
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    @TheDoc Do you like Google’s fonts? Honestly, that’s all that really matters. I don’t recall saying “every single Google web-font is terrible”. I just don’t prefer Google web-fonts for the fact that a lot of them seem quickly designed, poorly optimized and not really original. We could go back and see why my opinion is such (below).

    https://css-tricks.com/forums/discussion/comment/58022#Comment_58022

    January 22, 2012 at 9:15 pm #95196
    TheDoc
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    “That’s only really for Google webfonts, which are terrible.”

    I wasn’t trying to put words in your mouth, I was more trying to get you to expand your statement in which you refer to the entire library as ‘terrible’.


    @stevedeer     – that’s a tough one. Font choice is unbelievably important for the site’s branding. Sending off a proof for approval without the first-choice font seems a little odd to me. I’m afraid I don’t have a suggestion for you though!

    January 22, 2012 at 9:49 pm #95197
    chrisburton
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    @TheDoc, I was never specific enough to say the *entire* library is terrible. To be specific, I’ll just say that I’m not a fan of majority of what it has to offer. We’ve gone over this before in the discussion I posted above so I’d rather not hijack this person’s post. By the way, I hope this isn’t coming off rude, I’m surely not intending it to be.

    January 23, 2012 at 12:08 am #95200
    TheDoc
    Member

    @ChristpherBurton – no rudeness! Just better that the OP understands what you’re talking about.

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