![]() These folks frequently work in web application development or in IT. Pragmatic and precise, these folks are all about accessibility, standards compliance, and making their code as streamlined as possible. On the other hand, you have the people who came to the web from traditional programming backgrounds. Often, these folk work in interactive or advertising agencies and share more in common with graphic designers than with C++ programmers. ![]() This sort of designer is arty, generally younger, and doesn't really care that somebody browsing with Lynx or Opera can't see their content, as these people account for almost nil market share. On the one hand, you have the people who came to web design from traditional design backgrounds. Well, there are sort of two philosophies of web design, as is perfectly illustrated so far in this thread. Posted by beth at 12:43 PM on May 22, 2006 A good typeface is a transcendent thing of beauty, and used in the right place at the right time, is a glory to behold. I hope you find some good fonts - don't let the naysayers rain on your parade. Thanks for asking this question, this reminds me that I need to buy some that I've been putting off purchasing. I actually let this site email me periodic stuff about new fonts coming out, their "Rising Stars" newsletter, and I've found several really good ones that way. ![]() This may give you some ideas: Beth's font album. I have an album at with some of the ones I like, and I think you can see it without logging in. I can understand the argument for using a system font for body text, but foregoing the world's richness of fonts for headlines? Sacrilege! (I myself have been a minor type geek since I was on my high school yearbook staff). Best answer: I can't believe people are trying to talk you out of using anything but system fonts! These people clearly do not have the love of typefaces in their bones like us true believers. ![]()
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