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krysak4ever

hi

what are the most use fonts (services) these days?
I found

https://typekit.com/
+
http://www.google.com/webfonts

AndyHowells

http://www.fontsquirrel.com/

knittingfrenzy18

I like Google Webfonts the best since you can implement it with just a import or JavaScript i.e. the best variety of implementing. It's a little hard to browse though.

FontSquirrel is okay except that you have to download things. I just don't like downloads unless I have to do things without Internet.

I've never tried TypeKit because the free account is too limited for the way I do things, and some of the CSS styling I specialize in doesn't let you edit the HTML, so I can't implement JavaScript there.

Oh, and I've never really heard of any other good sites for font-face, or I'm not ringing a bell. Sometimes I just kind of look up the copyright thing that the name of is not coming to mind and you can find the place where it has some part of it that says you can use it for web embed, but I can't remember the name of that part of the copyright either. Bleh.

krysak4ever

thanks for info ;]

chrisburton

It's no surprise that I dislike google's webfonts service. Also, Typekit is really inexpensive. $2/mo is pocket change.

Here's a list for you:

krysak4ever

@christopher
thanks a lot for the list
I heard only the best about Typekit from more side, will give it a try

Zunflappie

Since a few weeks using Google Fonts. Its simple to browse (only not categored and slow scrolling), but with 1 click getting the html-rule i need (no files downloading, no uploading, no worriing about different browsers)... it just works.

Only thing is that quicly changing the font is adapting 2 rules (1 html, 1 css). Its a miss of HTML that you cant name the @font-face yourself, like "my_own_font" as standard variable...

knittingfrenzy18

@Zunflappie what do you mean in the last paragraph? You can, although I'm not sure why you're talking HTML.

You can do this:


@font-face {
	 font-family: My_Very_Own_Font;
	 src: url("http://mysite.com/fonts/Arial.ttf&quot;),
	       url("http://mysite.com/fonts/Arial.eot&quot;) format("opentype");
	 /* more formats here if you like */
}

Johnnyb

I've used both typekit and google fonts. The thing I dislike about a lot of these font services is that once you start using it then you're reliant upon it. If I have 20 websites all using typekit fonts for example and then typekit decides to jack up their prices to something unreasonable then I eiher have to bite the bullet and pay it or go back to those 20 sites and figure out an alternative.

krysak4ever

@Johnnyb
well that is true but one must count with that when choosing paid service

I chose typekit trial so far to test Czech language which it supports
tried it on my site, seems ok so far
http://krsiak.cz/typekit/

krysak4ever

I read typekit help
I know I have to publish after making changes in settings

but I encountered problem using 2 different fonts in one page
just testing

if I would like to, is this how to do it properly?
and then just use 2 divs each with different class ?

.tk1 h1 {font-family: "adelle",serif;}
.tk2 h1 {font-family: "abril-fatface",serif;}

chrisburton

@JohnnyB Chances of that happening are quite slim. I usually don't pay for my clients' webfonts so that isn't a problem for me. And Typekit isn't the solution for every site. Either way, Myfonts is my choice.

@krysak4ever Try "h1.tk1". You can also change the class name in typekit to your liking.

tobeeornot

@ChristopherBurton - I just wanted say (hopefully without sounding like a dick) that I was really blown away by two sites you mentioned in a previous post:

http://forefathersgroup.com/
http://www.kitchensinkstudios.com/

Did you work on them?

chrisburton

@toberornot Haha, not at all! Not sure why you would think that? But no, I had no involvement in either of those designs.

tobeeornot

@ChristopherBurton - i really like them both. I thought you mentioned them for some reason? Anyways, what do I know :P

chrisburton

@tobeeornot I think @JoshWhite asked me to suggest a few sites that focus on typography and involve a lot of body copy. Kitchen Sink Studios is great with type.