Re: [LUG] OT: Google fonts for the web

[tom <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gordon Henderson wrote:
> On Thu, 20 May 2010, Simon Waters wrote:
>
> > Funnily enough I have a script that wraps up a list of Debian
> > re-distributable fonts into format suitable to install onto your 
> > webserver.
> >
> > Of course I didn't have the cash to hand to employee font designers.
> >
> > http://googlecode.blogspot.com/2010/05/introducing-google-font-api-google-font.html 
>
> Fascinating - well, for me as a non web designer, anyway. I really am 
> clueless when it comes to the nuts & bolts of css, etc. but I tried 
> that example and got it to work after a fashion:
>
>   http://unicorn.drogon.net/test.html
You dont need to employ font designers to make your web site 'pretty'.
You can make it stylish (ie offends 95% of users) but always do that 
AFTER you have a clean functional site/page. Style may impress but 
functionality amazes people - its so often lost in style its quite 
refreshing.
Tom te tom te tom


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