Authors: S: Jason Santa Maria
Jason Santa Maria is a graphic designer from Brooklyn, NY. He is creative director of Typekit, a faculty member for the MFA Interaction Design program at SVA, an AIGA/NY board member, founder of Typedia, and creative director for A List Apart. He discusses design on his award-winning website.
Articles By This Author
On Web Typography
Issue 296November 17, 2009
Until now, chances are that if we dropped text onto a web page in a system font at a reasonable size, it was legible. But with many typefaces about to be freed for use on websites, choosing the right ones to complement a site's design will be far more challenging. Many faces to which we’ll soon have access were never meant for screen use, either because they’re aesthetically unsuitable or because they’re just plain illegible. Jason Santa Maria, a force behind improved type on the web, presents qualities and methods to keep in mind as we venture into the widening world of web type.
