If you notice anything different around here, it’s because I’m testing Typekit, an incredibly easy-to-use and powerful platform that let’s me serve up custom fonts on the web. This is a pretty huge deal, because until now we’ve had to use a variety of hacks and tricks to even come close to having custom typigraphy like this.
One extra awesome benefit of Typekit is that they host all the font files themselves, and I’m licensing them for this website. Typekit has an enormous growing list of fonts I can choose from, and I pay one low licensing fee to have access to everything. This. Is. Awesome.
If you’re using a current version of Firefox, Safari, Opera, or even Internet Explorer (not that I’d recommend that one, but seriously!) you should be able to see my custom typefaces in the headlines. There is one caveat, and that is that Typekit uses Javascript to handle the licensing of the fonts and include the proper code. This isn’t a hack, though. This is the real deal. It works and it works really well.
Be Good Not Bad is all about really good web design, based on the utmost respect for web standards, accessibility and respect for the user. Based in Denver, Colorado, Be Good Not Bad is run by Brian Warren, freelance designer, blogger, homebrewer and coffee nut.
You’ve used Bree really well here, Brian. It’s a great match for your display face too (the name of which eludes me).
§ By Tim Brown at 3:50pm on September 15 2009
The display face is Candy. Also nice to see FF Tisa for text!
§ By Stephen Coles at 11:06am on November 25 2009
@Stephen : The face in the header of my site for the Be Good Not Bad graphic is indeed Candy. I’m using Bree for Article titles though.
§ By Brian Warren at 11:10am on November 25 2009
Wow, Stephen, in my pre-holday rushed mindset, I totally didn’t read your comment correctly. By “Display Face” you of course were referring to the header graphic. Sorry about that!
§ By Brian Warren at 11:16am on November 25 2009