This is awesome. They host the fonts, they provide the API. All fonts are open source and free to use!
Preng
Title: All right, that's cool!
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Posted:
Jun 30 2011 12:44 am
Hey, this is pretty neat. Thanks for sharing.
Not trying to steal the thunder, but dafont also has many free fonts under multiple categories.
GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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Posted:
Jun 30 2011 08:46 am
The point isn't free fonts. The point is free web fonts with an API for hosting!
My guess is that most of you guys simply don't understand that at this point there are only a few cross platform fonts that are available on the internet. In order to use other fonts, you used to have to do all sorts of tricks, and they would only work in a few browsers.
Modern browsers and CSS has allowed for cross platform methods of sharing fonts. Unfortunately, the fonts we use most often are not free and are not hosted anywhere. Also the ones we have that are free aren't on everyone's computers.
This is why Google's new site is awesome.
They put the free fonts on their site. They make an easy way to get them into web based applications and sites. They don't require downloads to function.
Preng
Title: All right, that's cool!
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Posted:
Jun 30 2011 11:00 am
And now I am educated on the matter.
username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
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Posted:
Jun 30 2011 03:10 pm
Preng wrote:
And now I am educated on the matter.
as am i.
pretty cool stuff
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docinsano
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Posted:
Jun 30 2011 03:52 pm
this is awesome. I am looking through the fontage right now.
