Re:Faster web fonts
by endgame on Sunday May 16, 2021 @07:18AM
(#27172873)
Step zero: don't use them and trust the user's agent.
[ Parent
| on HN ]
I totally agree with you, but if you ever did freelancing as a web developer, you'll see many clients cling to their corporate identity principles (including font selection) way stronger than you may think.
If you spent several hundred thousand on a rebranding that comes with a very expensive font license, of course you want it to be used.
And frankly, it does make a difference.
Too bad those very expensive fonts never come with a decent web license and you end up going for a half-arsed substitute.
The problem aren’t necessarily fonts, but print-first design systems that don’t translate well to screens and interactivity.
Re:Faster web fonts
by maxwellwhite on Sunday May 16, 2021 @07:31AM
(#27172937)
This is the way!