Better fonts make better websites.
Ellen Lupton thinks typography is what language looks like. I think the internet is what the future looks like. So is Webtype what the future of language looks like?
This week marked the launch of Webtype, a new resource developed to equip web designers with a palette of quality, appropriate fonts for use online. With SoTA’s TypeCon2010 currently taking place in Los Angeles, the timing of the release of Webtype is apt, to say the least.
Webtype is the brainchild of a diverse cast of experts that include type veterans Font Bureau, Roger Black and Ascender Corporation. While the premise of the project itself is exciting enough–better type makes better websites–Webtype employs new approaches to typography that address new design challenges of our changing information landscape.
Things like hosting and keeping up to date on the latest version of your browser didn’t exist when books were still printed on a letterpress. Webtype takes care of upgrades and browser support to ensure online fonts continue to view correctly through daily evolution of technology. Different fonts function differently at different sizes. Webtype organizes their available typefaces by most appropriate size to take out some of the guesswork.
Better type for better websites? Yes, please. And thank you.
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Thank you for the clarification, Sam. We appreciate it!
Thanks for your kind words, I would like to add…
Petr van Blokland and Devbridge played a huge role in the launch of Webtype and will play a dynamic role in its forthcoming innovations.