April 16, 2009 7:00 PM - 43 attended
Typography for the Web
theMechanism (map)
Christy Gurga (theMechanism) will present different perspectives on formatting type online and demonstrate methods you can use right away. While only basic CSS knowledge is required, Christy will cover advanced techniques that are applicable for front-end developers of any level.
You'll learn how to establish the CSS foundation for your type using relative font sizes and ems, implement text replacement practices for specially formatted headers and polish your typography with extra detail.
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Alan
I think a follow-up with real-world experiences on SiFR and Cufon would be useful, in a few months?
Posted April 16, 2009 at 10:12 PM -
Scott Trudeau
On the topic of this meetup, a provocative blog post that says to the font foundries who have essentially made it impossible to legally use their typefaces for the web: "fuck you, we don't need you"
http://diveintomark.org/archives/2009/04/21/fuck-the-foun...
Posted April 22, 2009 at 9:41 AM -
Alan
a blogger put up a test page with some samples..
http://cameronmoll.com/articles/cufon/index.htmlPosted May 8, 2009 at 3:20 PM -
Jeffrey Barke
Thanks for the link, Mehboob. That link, and many others, are also available on theMechanism's blog, where Christy posted the slides, audio and 25 links from her presentation.
http://themechanism.com/blog/2009/04/16/typography-for-th...
Posted May 8, 2009 at 3:31 PM
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Scott TrudeauChristy was well prepared and gave a great overview of the topic. I'm not a designer so I learned a LOT.
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