Jason Santa Maria on Web Typography
November 17, 2009
Bello Pro by Underware from Typekit website Following the recent release of Typekit, faculty member Jason Santa Maria tackles “what happens to our designs once we have lots of typefaces to choose from” in this week’s A List Apart. On Web Typography Until now, chances are that if we dropped text onto a web page in a system font at a reasonable size, it was legible. But with many typefaces about to be freed for use on websites, choosing the right ones to complement a site’s design will be far more challenging. Many faces to which we’ll soon have access were never meant for screen use, either because they’re aesthetically unsuitable or because they’re just plain illegible. Jason Santa Maria, a force behind improved type on the web, presents qualities and methods to keep in mind as we venture into the widening world of web type. Read the article
