cufon v sifr
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- tOki0
We have shifted to @font-face for our sites where we decide to use non standard fonts overwhelmingly ie for body copy. We are very careful only to use faces that are licensed for this purpose and if unsure e-mail the foundry or publisher to check/get permission. It's also important to use fonts that have been designed with this in mind, so that they will render gracefully. This is particularly important at small sizes & also if you wish to render them in flash. Unfortunately there is not a huge range of these out, and very little as far as popular fonts go.
If we are just using a font for say headings, we'll use cufon. It's far superior to sifr, and will work in places where flash is not supported.
Generally I use these two:
http://www.fontsquirrel.com/
http://www.fontspring.com/I also use www.myfonts.com a fair bit but you have to do a bit more digging to find out if web licensing is available.
Monotype also have a service that is similar to typekit which gives you access to a vast range, but I'm not a fan of these implementations - and nearly all their fonts render terribly except on Apple devices..
- Hope that helps :)tOki
- isnt most of the licensing the same on myfonts ?WeLoveNoise
- yeah it is, but they aren't a publisher per se - so individual foundries/publishers... can set their own...tOki
- ok thanks for the heads up. also use myfonts alow recently as opoosed to spring or squirrel. better fonts :)WeLoveNoise