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The Intersection of Technology, Culture, and Politics

I couldn’t let this day pass without noting that today (12 Aug 2008) is the 6th anniversary of Microsoft closing down the Core Web Fonts initiative, which is responsible for giving designers the palette of 11 standard fonts that we use allmost exclusively in our designs. Although great in that we got at least 5 [...]

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Over at InfoQ, they are debating whether it’s worth while to support Internet Explorer 6 anymore. The article details several online serivices, vendors, and developmental frameworks that are pulling support, arguing that the browser that once made up 95% of the market share is no longer an online player now that Internet Explorer is on [...]

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We have gotten some great feedback from designers wanting to help the W3C set the standards for the future of Web typography, but we’re still looking for more. If you participate in any design forums or are a blogger yourself, we would appreciate a mention using the permalink for the Web Typography discussion.
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I’m going to be setting the new standards for typography on the Web, and I want your help.

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Next June (sometime between June 10th and June 13th to be more precise) I will be presenting a session on Web Typography at the Voices the Matter Conference to be held in Nashville, TN. The conference, run by the book publisher New Riders, brings together some of their top authors for a four day lovefest [...]

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