typografie

PRELOADING FONTS: WHEN DOES IT MAKE SENSE?

https://betterwebtype.com/articles/2019/11/02/preloading-fonts-when-does-it-make-sense/?utm_source=Better+Web+Type&utm_campaign=191aa8129f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_11_18-BWT-NEWS-NC_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b76a5d78ca-191aa8129f-1210061005&mc_cid=191aa8129f&mc_eid=aac30bb19a FONT-DISPLAY: SWAP Pros The website becomes readable pretty much immediately Improved perceived performance Cons The jarring transition from the fallback to the [...]

A short history of body copy sizes on the Web

https://fvsch.com/body-copy-sizes/?utm_source=Better+Web+Type&utm_campaign=191aa8129f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_11_18-BWT-NEWS-NC_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b76a5d78ca-191aa8129f-1210061005&mc_cid=191aa8129f&mc_eid=aac30bb19a Text that is too small takes more time to read. Users may have to lean towards the screen, hold mobile devices closer, [...]

Font licensing is ill

https://fontsarena.com/blog/font-licensing-is-ill-please-help-heal-it/?utm_source=Better+Web+Type&utm_campaign=191aa8129f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_11_18-BWT-NEWS-NC_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b76a5d78ca-191aa8129f-1210061005&mc_cid=191aa8129f&mc_eid=aac30bb19a For desktop, the value is immensely greater than for web. While for graphic, print or TV/media the value is design and so [...]