Episode 65: Tim Brown - The Big Web Show

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Jeffrey Zeldman interviews Tim Brown of Typekit and Nice Web Type on where we are with web fonts, real web type in real web context, using Dribbble to develop a tone of voice, how saving small snippets of other people's content can turn you into a blogger, Samantha Warren's Style Tiles, molten leading orbital content, pages versus chunks, the type-driven design, web font fallbacks, the connection between leading and font family, transitioning from university work to Typekit, and much more. Links for this episode:FacitWeb on TypekitResponsive typographyModular scales — meaningful numbers for layoutMore Meaningful TypographyBuild talkWeb Font SpecimenReal Web Type in Real Web ContextHow I use TwitterOn leaving VassarFont Events – Typekit BlogFfffallback – a webfont fallback appNice Web TypeTypekitAdobeThe Articulate Web Designer of Tomorrow – 24 WaysOrbital Content – A List ApartFonts in UseFacit web fontTypekit blogNice Web TypeBuild ConferenceDesign by FrontTypecast appStyle Tiles – Samatha WarrenResponsive SummitMolten Leading – Nice Web TypeTim Brown on DribbblePrinciples of Typography on the Web

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Jeffrey Zeldman interviews Tim Brown of Typekit and Nice Web Type on where we are with web fonts, real web type in real web context, using Dribbble to develop a tone of voice, how saving small snippets of other people's content can turn you into a...

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