Comments on: Fonts on the internet: What are our options? http://www.divitodesign.com/2008/08/fonts-on-the-internet-what-are-our-options/ Articles, Tutorials and Resources for the Webdesigner Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:53:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta3-9771 hourly 1 By: futon phil http://www.divitodesign.com/2008/08/fonts-on-the-internet-what-are-our-options/comment-page-1/#comment-7435 futon phil Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:44:35 +0000 http://www.divitodesign.com/?p=385#comment-7435 About 10 years ago I was playing around with some interesting styles of fonts only to discover obviously that the fonts also had to reside on the users machine and you couldn't "push" them to the user. A bummer but understandable. I usually format in Arial, Helvetica for the most part since everyone has these but of course I always wonder if there are better ways to "push" fonts through. Too bad really. About 10 years ago I was playing around with some interesting styles of fonts only to discover obviously that the fonts also had to reside on the users machine and you couldn’t “push” them to the user. A bummer but understandable. I usually format in Arial, Helvetica for the most part since everyone has these but of course I always wonder if there are better ways to “push” fonts through. Too bad really.

]]> By: Implent sIFR3 - A Healthy Alternative to Browser Text » DivitoDesign http://www.divitodesign.com/2008/08/fonts-on-the-internet-what-are-our-options/comment-page-1/#comment-7101 Implent sIFR3 - A Healthy Alternative to Browser Text » DivitoDesign Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:35:41 +0000 http://www.divitodesign.com/?p=385#comment-7101 [...] that doesn’t have to be installed on the computer of the user. sIFR creates more typography options for the [...] [...] that doesn’t have to be installed on the computer of the user. sIFR creates more typography options for the [...]

]]> By: 66 Links To Learn The Webdesign Basics » DivitoDesign - Webdesign Blog http://www.divitodesign.com/2008/08/fonts-on-the-internet-what-are-our-options/comment-page-1/#comment-4256 66 Links To Learn The Webdesign Basics » DivitoDesign - Webdesign Blog Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:12:39 +0000 http://www.divitodesign.com/?p=385#comment-4256 [...] Fonts On the Internet [...] [...] Fonts On the Internet [...]

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]]> By: AzAkers http://www.divitodesign.com/2008/08/fonts-on-the-internet-what-are-our-options/comment-page-1/#comment-4061 AzAkers Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:18:33 +0000 http://www.divitodesign.com/?p=385#comment-4061 Wow - this is an excellent resource. I've run into several of these options when looking for creative solutions for my clients. As you may already know, from an SEO perspective it is much more beneficial for your pages main keyphrases to appear in an H1 on the page rather than to be in an image. However clients often have established branding guidelines that dictate how the sites headers should look, and often this look can't be replicated using web safe fonts and pure CSS & HTML coding, so these options offer a solution. I hadn't heard of FLIR before - it looks rather promising! Thanks again Wow - this is an excellent resource. I’ve run into several of these options when looking for creative solutions for my clients.

As you may already know, from an SEO perspective it is much more beneficial for your pages main keyphrases to appear in an H1 on the page rather than to be in an image.

However clients often have established branding guidelines that dictate how the sites headers should look, and often this look can’t be replicated using web safe fonts and pure CSS & HTML coding, so these options offer a solution.

I hadn’t heard of FLIR before - it looks rather promising!

Thanks again

]]> By: Stefan Vervoort http://www.divitodesign.com/2008/08/fonts-on-the-internet-what-are-our-options/comment-page-1/#comment-4050 Stefan Vervoort Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:28:38 +0000 http://www.divitodesign.com/?p=385#comment-4050 It is better to do that. You can do so much more with them :) It is better to do that. You can do so much more with them :)

]]> By: lanre from web design nigeria http://www.divitodesign.com/2008/08/fonts-on-the-internet-what-are-our-options/comment-page-1/#comment-4032 lanre from web design nigeria Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:36:06 +0000 http://www.divitodesign.com/?p=385#comment-4032 Wow, i never thought there will be anyway out of this font stuff. anyway, i will check out the solutions youmentioned Wow, i never thought there will be anyway out of this font stuff. anyway, i will check out the solutions youmentioned

]]> By: Fatih Hayrio?lu'nun not defteri » 18 A?ustos 2008 web’den seçme haberler » Firefox, CSS3, tan?m?, Ba?lant?, SmasingMagazine, yap?lm??, güzel, seçmi?, Amazon, sonuç http://www.divitodesign.com/2008/08/fonts-on-the-internet-what-are-our-options/comment-page-1/#comment-3956 Fatih Hayrio?lu'nun not defteri » 18 A?ustos 2008 web’den seçme haberler » Firefox, CSS3, tan?m?, Ba?lant?, SmasingMagazine, yap?lm??, güzel, seçmi?, Amazon, sonuç Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:27:33 +0000 http://www.divitodesign.com/?p=385#comment-3956 [...] ?nternette yaz? tipi kullanma seçenekleri. Ba?lant? [...] [...] ?nternette yaz? tipi kullanma seçenekleri. Ba?lant? [...]

]]> By: Stefan Vervoort http://www.divitodesign.com/2008/08/fonts-on-the-internet-what-are-our-options/comment-page-1/#comment-3815 Stefan Vervoort Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:36:11 +0000 http://www.divitodesign.com/?p=385#comment-3815 Awesome you came for a visit Liam, I am following the wefunction.com site via RSS :). Yes, I agree with the points you made. I have used sIFR myself and that is better then the fLIR. Well, we just have to wait until something happens. Awesome you came for a visit Liam, I am following the wefunction.com site via RSS :).

Yes, I agree with the points you made. I have used sIFR myself and that is better then the fLIR. Well, we just have to wait until something happens.

]]> By: liam http://www.divitodesign.com/2008/08/fonts-on-the-internet-what-are-our-options/comment-page-1/#comment-3807 liam Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:53:29 +0000 http://www.divitodesign.com/?p=385#comment-3807 Good read, really like this topic! I think sIFR is a lot better than fLIR, because I like to have the text selectable. But with fLIR (at least on firefox) you cant select the text. That's probably the only reason I wouldn't use it. I think there needs to be more cross browser friendly fonts available, I'm getting bored re-using the same fonts over and over again for web safe text. I don't see why Apple/Microsoft/Firefox can't get together to fun some font designers to create some top-notch fonts that would be web safe. Good read, really like this topic! I think sIFR is a lot better than fLIR, because I like to have the text selectable. But with fLIR (at least on firefox) you cant select the text. That’s probably the only reason I wouldn’t use it.

I think there needs to be more cross browser friendly fonts available, I’m getting bored re-using the same fonts over and over again for web safe text.

I don’t see why Apple/Microsoft/Firefox can’t get together to fun some font designers to create some top-notch fonts that would be web safe.

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