Web fonts: what's the deal with them, and why should we care about the recent progress? Simple questions, with lengthy answers. Web fonts are, simply as they sound, typographic faces that have been designed specifically for use on the web, and in many different sizes, resolutions, and monitor types. Sounds pretty complicated right? Well it definitely is. And, that's the main reason (perhaps aside from copyright/monetary issues) that the web has been so hand-cuffed for so long in terms of what was available for users of the web. But, a few years ago, a [few] teams of typeophiles got together to try to change this stale state of affairs. Read More »

What's all the hubbub about mobile first mobileness?? While it is a hot new term, It's not just a hot new term. It's much, much more than that. It's a whole new way of thinking about users, content, web design, and the lot. Do a Google search for 'mobile first' and you'll find somewhere in the neighborhood of 4,520,000,000 results. That's a lot of results. Read More »