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It would be nice to just see what they look like without all that hackery, since no one is going to do that ever in real life.
These examples showcase the importance of typesetting as much as they do typeface choice. Proper hierarchy, contrast and layout can extend the ability of the typeface individually to do a lot more than seems plausible when seen in isolation.
As a developer who plays the role of designer in my start-up (www.gopaperbox.com), I must say that typography is insanely hard.<p>Getting the right heights, weights and style to look visually appealing is probably the hardest part of the whole thing. Making graphics is pretty easy in today's world with icon fonts. I have been rolling with Proxima-nova lately - but I'm not tied to it.<p>Can you guys check out the fonts on my page and give some feedback? I would love to switch to a free Google font.<p>Thanks!
I've found brick.im[0] to be pretty good for free fonts as well. They have better support for ligatures, too.<p>I'm working on something similar, Pretty Open Type[1]..<p>[0]: <a href="http://brick.im/" rel="nofollow">http://brick.im/</a>
[1]: <a href="http://namanyayg.github.io/pretty-open-type/" rel="nofollow">http://namanyayg.github.io/pretty-open-type/</a>
Web fonts is nice, but one part of a font family is even better. Here’s a really nice list of all the Google Web Fonts Family
<a href="http://somadesign.ca/demos/better-google-fonts/" rel="nofollow">http://somadesign.ca/demos/better-google-fonts/</a>
Some nice typefaces (Gentium is a favorite) and quotations there.<p>I like the following from Stowe Boyd's _Postnormal era_:<p><pre><code> Authoritarian/Centralized > Egalitarian/Decentralized
Objective/Impartial > Subjective/Partial
Hierarchy > Network
Nuclear > neo-Tribal
Globalism/Growth > Localism/Steady-State
Nation/Province/City > Locale/Watershed/Region/World
Broadcast > Participative
Exploitative/Unsustainable > Restorative/Sustainable
Dogmatic/Orthodox > Enigmatic/Heterodox
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Edit: A right arrow (→) would be better than the greater-than symbol in the above.
love this.<p>I use Raleway, its is a beautiful typeface IMHO<p><a href="http://anexiledderryman.com/cv" rel="nofollow">http://anexiledderryman.com/cv</a>
Is the reason you (assuming this is the author) use only +BTC for donation because you only want BTC or bc you think you'll only get BTC or because you think only BTC is appropriate to donate to online work?
The Gentium Book / Open Sans combination is sexy. Thanks for taking the time to do this.<p>I would love to see more, and if possible be able to sort by style type and read labeled font names.