Comments on: Web Font Replacement Frustration http://azzcatdesign.com/blog/web-design/web-font-replacement-frustration Design stories & tips, peppered with life's little tidbits Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:10:55 +0000 hourly 1 By: Catherine http://azzcatdesign.com/blog/web-design/web-font-replacement-frustration/comment-page-1#comment-442 Catherine Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:11:22 +0000 http://azzcatdesign.com/blog/?p=795#comment-442 <p>@Andy:</p> <p>Yep. That's about what MyFonts said (the second time around). Besides, part of the generator lets you select just what URLs to where you deliver the font. Seems pretty tight to me.</p> <p>And really, if you're a font pirate, wouldn't it make sense to get a printing job? Then you could illegally copy fonts embedded in print jobs. (Without de-coding!)</p> <p>Just sayin'... ;-)</p> @Andy:

Yep. That’s about what MyFonts said (the second time around). Besides, part of the generator lets you select just what URLs to where you deliver the font. Seems pretty tight to me.

And really, if you’re a font pirate, wouldn’t it make sense to get a printing job? Then you could illegally copy fonts embedded in print jobs. (Without de-coding!)

Just sayin’… ;-)

]]> By: Catherine http://azzcatdesign.com/blog/web-design/web-font-replacement-frustration/comment-page-1#comment-441 Catherine Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:07:34 +0000 http://azzcatdesign.com/blog/?p=795#comment-441 <p>Thanks, Chris!</p> <p>Yes, I've used FontSquirrel. But the font I purchased...well...really wanted that one! Right now, I'm torn about upgrading my Typekit plan because they're offering a lock in for early sign-ups. Big jump between Portfolio ($50/yr) and Performance ($250/yr) but they've snagged some top font houses, including FontFont and others.</p> <p>Tough decision!</p> Thanks, Chris!

Yes, I’ve used FontSquirrel. But the font I purchased…well…really wanted that one! Right now, I’m torn about upgrading my Typekit plan because they’re offering a lock in for early sign-ups. Big jump between Portfolio ($50/yr) and Performance ($250/yr) but they’ve snagged some top font houses, including FontFont and others.

Tough decision!

]]> By: Chris Olbekson http://azzcatdesign.com/blog/web-design/web-font-replacement-frustration/comment-page-1#comment-440 Chris Olbekson Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:55:42 +0000 http://azzcatdesign.com/blog/?p=795#comment-440 <p>I feel your pain. MyFonts really needs to address the issue and offer a specific web embed license option. House Industries is addressing the issue and offering a specific @font-face license on a case by case basis.</p> <p>Also, have you tried Font Squirrel? It's free for commercial use and will generate an EOT, SVG, and WOFF version of any font for you and then generate the css to make it work in any browser. The WOFF compression works really well in Firefox browsers and doesn't degrade the font at all.</p> <p>Here is the link: http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fontface/generator</p> I feel your pain. MyFonts really needs to address the issue and offer a specific web embed license option. House Industries is addressing the issue and offering a specific @font-face license on a case by case basis.

Also, have you tried Font Squirrel? It’s free for commercial use and will generate an EOT, SVG, and WOFF version of any font for you and then generate the css to make it work in any browser. The WOFF compression works really well in Firefox browsers and doesn’t degrade the font at all.

Here is the link: http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fontface/generator

]]> By: Andy Gillette http://azzcatdesign.com/blog/web-design/web-font-replacement-frustration/comment-page-1#comment-438 Andy Gillette Mon, 11 Jan 2010 04:10:30 +0000 http://azzcatdesign.com/blog/?p=795#comment-438 <p>I feel your pain ...</p> <p>I have been using Cufon a lot lately. It's nice and slim and degrades easily to regular old CSS, and it works almost all the time (old IE doesn't support any kind of css selectors with it, but old IE doesn't support most of the internet, either).</p> <p>My feeling is that until everybody catches up (they will) and starts finding ways to charge web designers for font usage, they've got shaky legal grounds for retribution. Cufon is generating images on the fly based on a font, it's not the actual font. That's my story, anyway, and I'm sticking to it.</p> I feel your pain …

I have been using Cufon a lot lately. It’s nice and slim and degrades easily to regular old CSS, and it works almost all the time (old IE doesn’t support any kind of css selectors with it, but old IE doesn’t support most of the internet, either).

My feeling is that until everybody catches up (they will) and starts finding ways to charge web designers for font usage, they’ve got shaky legal grounds for retribution. Cufon is generating images on the fly based on a font, it’s not the actual font. That’s my story, anyway, and I’m sticking to it.

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