Roel Nieskens (14)
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"
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
Silly me, I forgot this piece of code in TheLifeOfRoel.exe
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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!
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/
Bummed that I missed @mia and @bramus at the pre-CSSDay meetup.
On the other hand, I had plenty of free time to imagine what their talks would be about. I liked @mia showing her knife throwing roombas running on AmigaOS (with only 1½ attendees seriously injured!) and I especially liked @bramus's live coding by dribbling a live hamster on his keyboard (0 injured) #CSSDay
Benefits from severe train delays on my way to #CSSDay, ranked by order of importance:
• There is now a slide with kittens
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.
@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!
