Revised Font Stack | A Way Back - A thorough assessment of font stacks around the web with suggestions for improvement. Fantastic article. Beautiful website, too.
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The only problem with these new Vista typefaces is that they’re only distributed with Vista. So, I have two simple requests:
- Microsoft, please distribute these new Vista typefaces for older versions of Windows, especially XP. Perhaps include them with the release of Internet Explorer 7 and future Office updates?
- Apple, please license this set of fonts from Microsoft and include them with Mac OS X.
JeffCroft.com: An open letter to Apple and Microsoft - This letter is three and a half years old now, but it’s never too late to stop hoping Microsoft and Apple will arrange an agreement to provide Microsoft’s ClearType Font Collection to OS X users for free (similar to the Core fonts for the Web).
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Dear Google, With your purchase of On2, you now own both the world’s largest video site (YouTube) and all the patents behind a new high performance video codec — VP8. Just think what you can achieve by releasing the VP8 codec under an irrevocable royalty-free license and pushing it out to users on YouTube? You can end the web’s dependence on patent-encumbered video formats and proprietary software (Flash).
Open letter to Google: free VP8, and use it on YouTube - Free Software Foundation - If Google heeds this letter’s advice, the web would change for the better overnight.
Typography on the Web: Questions for Jeffrey Zeldman—Part 1
Two-part interview with Captain Z that provides a pleasant overview of the state of typography on the web. In brief: I’ve got to admit it’s getting better, a little better all the time.
