A List Apart: Issue 282

April 21, 2009

Can we finally get real type on the web? Does beauty in design have a benefit besides aesthetic pleasure?

Real Fonts on the Web: An Interview with The Font Bureau’s David Berlow

by Jeffrey Zeldman, David Berlow

Is there life after Georgia? We ask David Berlow, co-founder of The Font Bureau, Inc, and the ﬁrst TrueType type designer, how type designers and web designers can work together to resolve licensing and technology issues that stand between us and real fonts on the web.

In Defense of Eye Candy

by Stephen P. Anderson

Research proves attractive things work better. How we think cannot be separated from how we feel. The next time a boss, client, or co-worker scoffs at the notion that beauty is an important aspect of interface design, point their peepers here.

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Editor’s Choice

originally ran: October 19, 2001

Typography Matters

by Erin Kissane

It’s a style thing. It’s a usability thing. It’s a tricky thing for large content sites and a step up for independents. It’s typographically correct punctuation on the web, and ALA’s Erin Kissane makes the case for it.