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Fluid Web Typography by Jason Cranford Teague is the only comprehensive guide to modern Web Typography available. Learn how to find more typefaces, improve legibility, and increase the visual appeal of your Web designs all in one compact volume available from New Riders.

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Using WEFT

Internet Explorer has had the ability to download font files since version 4. The only catch is that, rather than allowing the download of standard font file types (OpenType and TrueType), Internet Explorer only allows the use of the little known and—until a few years ago—proprietary Embedded Open Type (EOT)...
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Using sIFR

One of the reasons that designers often site for wanting to use Flash is that, unlike HTML, they can embed any font they want in their design. SiFR cleverly exploits that ability to replace HTML text with Flash text set in the desired typeface, giving the illusion that the font...
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Welcome to Fluid Web Type!

Welcome to Fluid Web Type, a new web site devoted to chronicling the rapidly changing world of Web Typography. Welcome Gifts To celebrate the site launch, I'm pleased to announce: Through February 1st, you can win a copy of Fluid Web Typography through Webdesigner Depot. All you have to do is add a...
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Slides from SXSWi 2010 Fluid Web Typography Session

I want to thank everyone who came to my presentation on Web typography session at SXSW last Saturday. Below are a version of my slides edited for stand alone use. As soon as SXSW posts the audio recording, I'll add a link here as a well. View more presentations from Jason CranfordTeague. ...
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Fluid Web Typography at SXSWi 2010

I was poking around the SXSW site, and realized that the recording of my session on Web typography is available finally available. I had to pick through the code a bit, but finally found the file I needed to embed. For reference, I'm also embedding the slide share version of...
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Type News for the Week of 2010-09-03

§FWT» Type News for the Week of 2010-08-27 - http://tinyurl.com/345qmy9 # Design101: Utilizing Strong Alignments | Design Shack http://ow.ly/1qOiCJ # Book Review: Fluid Web Typography | technicka.net | http://technicka.net/tech/book-review-fluid-web-typography # HTML5Rocks - Home http://ow.ly/2xjm1 # Powered by Twitter Tools...
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Type News for the Week of 2010-08-27

§FWT» Type News for the Week of 2010-08-20 - http://tinyurl.com/22npay7 # A Glorious List of SXSW Panels Who Would Love some Lovin' guess who's in there»http://ow.ly/1qNS3m @armadillostudio # Don't forge to vote for my session at #SXSWi! The NEW Web Typography: Where the Sexy Is http://ow.ly/2vgfO # Powered by Twitter Tools...
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Type News for the Week of 2010-08-20

§FWT» Type News for the Week of 2010-08-13 - http://tinyurl.com/2fymcnf # 10 Great Tips for Writing Better And More Comprehensive CSS | SpyreStudios http://ow.ly/1qNKEg # Powered by Twitter Tools...
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Type News for the Week of 2010-08-13

§FWT» Type News for the Week of 2010-08-06 - http://tinyurl.com/2dxsxvw # Atatonic: A CSS Framework Focused On Typography | Greepit http://ow.ly/1qNuEw #webtypography # Hope to see my Atlanta and Charlotte friends at #WebDirections. Use my discount code WDUSA-JCT and save $100: http://ow.ly/2mWM5 # #SXSW voting has opened! Kindly vote for my session...
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Type News for the Week of 2010-08-06

§FWT» Type News for the Week of 2010-07-30 - http://tinyurl.com/3agtzeg # VERY COOL» Quickly create a font from your hand writing at PilotHandwriting.com http://ow.ly/2iMqq # #CSS3VQS update: chapter 13 is done. I don't know if that's lucky or what? # Powered by Twitter Tools...
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Type News for the Week of 2010-07-30

§FWT» Type News for the Week of 2010-07-23 - http://tinyurl.com/2b875mr # @Fontscom: Making adjustments in a character’s position will create greater visual balance and give your layout a lift: http://bit.ly/2B4i9U # Friday night MST3K festival with the kids! # RT @smashingmag: Typography: Font Anatomy Wallpaper - http://bit.ly/94TLBy - Oldie, but goodie. # RT @ilovetypography:...
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Type News for the Week of 2010-07-23

§FWT» Type News for the Week of 2010-07-16 - http://tinyurl.com/2a7jcrl # Win a ticket to the CSS Summit! http://www.jasonspeaking.com/index.php/2010/07/win-a-ticket-to-the-css-summit/ # Fixed the link problem. Link should be» ow.ly/2cxRd Takes you to» jasonspeaking.com/index.php/2010/07/win-a-ticket-to-the-css-summit/ # PLEASE RT: Bone up your #CSS and #webtypography skills at the CSS Summit. Win a free ticket here» http://ow.ly/2cxRd # PLEASE...
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Type News for the Week of 2010-07-16

§FWT» Type News for the Week of 2010-07-09 - http://tinyurl.com/23m7op9 # What are the Origins of the World's Most Important Typefaces» http://ow.ly/1qGO6d # CSS3 Typography and Special Effects » http://ow.ly/1qHfxJ # "Have you met the French? My God they know how to party!" – The Doctor # CSS3 VQS is on schedule! Tonight, I...
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Type News for the Week of 2010-07-09

§FWT» Type News for the Week of 2010-07-02 - http://tinyurl.com/2avhsf5 # Were you at my Web Typography talk at #VTM_WD last week? Please take a minute to give me some feedback » http://tinyurl.com/36hooa8 # If you watch only ONE music video about typography this year, make it this one» http://ow.ly/1qFRwZ # Were you...
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Type News for the Week of 2010-07-02

§FWT» Type News for the Week of 2010-06-25 - http://tinyurl.com/247326k # A big thanks to everyone who came to my session on Web Typography yesterday at #VTM_WD and made it a smashing success! # The links and resources mentioned at yesterdays #VTM_WD Web typography session» http://www.fluidwebtype.info/vtm # RT @typekit: Lots of new fonts...
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