cufon v sifr
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- citizen_h
Your thoughts? Have you used one more than the other?
- WeLoveNoise0
neither -use @font-face
- citizen_h0
Yeah but font foundrys at the moment are kicking up a fuss about that method for use. So its an option that we cannot use for our clients jobs currently. :-(
- Christian0
Cufon
- intVal0
@WeLoveNoise, can you show example of @font-face rendering the same in all major browsers?
- no, i guess thats one of the flaws to it that it doesnt look identical in every bwsr. cufon would be my 2nd option but more costlyWeLoveNoise
- its more costlyWeLoveNoise
- Ok thanks.,yes Cufon is cross browser.intVal
- thecreativefire0
www.typekit.com or www.webfonts.fonts.com
the later is linotypes online repository of typefaces.Note that @font-face via almost certainly violate font distribution licences.
- 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
- slappy0
Cufon is easier and better if you have large areas of type using a custom typeface.
Sifr doesnt work on iThings.
- whiteout0
We use Cofun on our internal blog at and it seems to work fine. I notice a bit of a lag when loading the CSS. But it works great other than that.
- vaxorcist0
i liked Cufon better than Sifr when I did this sort of thing.... Sifr was quirky and once embarased me in front of a client when it didn't work on their laptop... long story
- Mojo0
SIFR = better for dynamic resizing, takes long to load, selectable, effects, fout
cufon = fast, static bitmap/canvas, no fout usually