
Adobe + Typekit to bring legendary typefaces to the web - niyazpk
http://blog.typekit.com/2010/08/16/typekit-and-adobe/
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zokier
<http://zokier.net/stuff/minion_pro.png>

Firefox does really badly with Minion Pro at smaller sizes. Well, maybe
someday.....

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tptacek
So don't set running type in "exotic" faces; use Minion for display type and
subheds, and use a compatible standard face for the body.

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jacobolus
The main reason to use Minion is that it’s an awesome text face which ends up
taking up a bit less space than other faces at a similar size without
sacrificing readability (I used it for almost all my papers the last couple
years of college, for example). As a display face, it’s not terribly exciting
(especially since it doesn’t seem that the fonts designed for display size are
included here; so these Minion fonts are intended for 10–12 pt. on paper).

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asolove
Thank goodness, the web font debate is now over. Now we can go back to
revolutionizing typography through interaction and social text, without the
annoying sneers about Georgia and Arial.

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yellowbkpk
Why would they use an image to show the fonts? Don't they offer a product that
allows you to embed fonts? I tried interacting with the text (e.g. selecting
it) and ended up dragging an image file around.

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paulhammond
Performance. Embedding 18 fonts via CSS would add a lot of weight and the
browsers (particularly mobile safari) don't cope too well when you embed too
many fonts at once.

(I work at Typekit)

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jawngee
Have you guys sorted out the Safari issue?

We were going to use TypeKit but it looked like crap in Safari 5.

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tptacek
Are you hoping to use it for running text? Our corp site is Typekit, and it
works just fine with Safari 5 (we're an all-Mac shop). But we're not trying to
set body text in Minion or anything; we use a neutral sans for the body, and
FF DIN for heds and subheds.

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eatsleepdev
Ok, let me rephrase. I've been working with design agencies for years, and not
once have I been asked to use a font that typekit offers. I've actually
suggested typekit and it got shot down. While I think that typekit is a good
alternative, it is not (YET) a good solution to the current web typography
problem.

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lovskogen
What do you think of renting fonts?

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ygd
Where's Bleeding Cowboys?

