FEDIDEVS

My #CSSDay talk "Problems Solved By OpenType"* is on YouTube!

I try to show the awesome things that fonts can do, the problems they can solve, and how you can figure out what YOUR font can do. Also, schwoopies.

* Full title: "Details Subjectively Improved By OpenType Layout Features And CSS"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TreBK-EyACQ

#CSS #typography #webdev

A couple of notes to my #CSSDay talk, for those interested ✍️

You don't *have* to get your fonts from Big Type 🥱

There's plenty of outstanding fonts from indie foundries and type designers, some of whose fonts I used in my slides:

https://djr.com → @djrrb
https://ohnotype.co → @ohno
https://typotheque.com → @typotheque
https://arrowtype.com → @arrowtype
https://liebefonts.com → @LiebeFonts
https://letterror.com → @letterror
https://www.typearture.com → @typearture

In my #CSSDay talk "Problems Solved by OpenType" I showed how you can upgrade "prose" and "technical" writing (and other details) with your font's features.

Bart Hendrix made a CodePen of the entire demo! Use the toggle to turn OpenType features on/off to see their impact: https://codepen.io/barthendrix/pen/gOJXRRe

(As always, to find out what *your* font can do, use https://wakamaifondue.com!)

#typography #css #frontend

Thanks #CSSDay for nerding out about fonts with me!

I mentioned independent foundries and font designers. A few I showed in my talk:

https://djr.com
https://ohnotype.co
https://typotheque.com
https://arrowtype.com
https://liebefonts.com
https://letterror.com
https://www.typearture.com

And here's a very extensive catalog by @db https://type-atlas.xyz/foundries/

Three #typography newsletters, if you're into that sort of thing! Apropos the question "how to know what's going on in type" asked at #CSSDay

📕 Typographic Sporadic
https://elliotjaystocks.com/newsletter/
A bit of everything, all fileable under typography and design.

📗 Future Fonts: In Case You Blinked
https://www.futurefonts.xyz/
Good way to get the skinny on up and coming indie fonts.

📘 Fresh Fonts
https://www.freshfonts.io/
New font releases and foundry news. If your have an "Inspiration" label, slap it on this.

More on that calc(1ex - 1cap) trick by @kizu who came up with it: https://blog.kizu.dev/cap-height-align/ #CSSDay

Well, one more practice for my #CSSDay talk, then off to Amsterdam!

Got a nice mix of excitement and omg-omg-omg going on, but the idea of maybe turning one or two people on to nice web typography makes it all worth it. Woot!

✨FASHION FACT✨ I'm not sure exactly what I'll wear to #CSSDay, but I know it's going to be covered in cat hair.

#fashion #update

@TheRealPomax If you're in Amsterdam on Thursday you can hear me mumble about fonts at #CSSDay! (Though it's sold out I see 😱)

I love the idea that today, over 300 people will pour themselves a coffee, tea or other beverage in this mug, thinking about how fricking awesome #CSSDay was, and missing everyone already.

Proost to you all!