The Future of Typography on the Web?
Something that’s bothered me for years is the lack of flexibility I have with typography in my web designs. Every web designer has struggled with the limitations of using only HTML standard fonts on their websites and using images are time consuming, both for servers and for designers.
Using real fonts on the web is no longer somethi
ng to look forward to – the technology is ready, the industry has responded and designers are building sites with them every day.
How is this possible you ask? Open source font directory servers such as Google Font Directory and Typekit have made it possible and easy to use real fonts on the web. The implementation works by simply copying a code, which then links the font you would like to use from their server to your website.
Cost is extremely affordable! Google’s solution offers the service free of charge, but has a smaller library than Typekit, which offers a free trial and subscription plans starting at $24.99/year.
Welcome to the future, let the possibilities of typography on the web begin!
When using the Google Font Directory, I suppose the browser downloads the font from Google and renders it as if it were installed on the local machine?
I had no idea this was possible without forcing the user to install fonts manually. Thanks for sharing.