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Google Fonts Redesigned

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Re: Google Fonts Redesigned

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this is an update i didn't know i wanted. so many great little UX improvements to my workflow.

an interesting aside, they now have the ability to toggle the background (and font color). the presets are (black on white, white on black) interestingly, one of the presets is black on yellow. i didn't realize this was such a a popular of a text/bg combination.

Re: Google Fonts Redesigned

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If anyone is curious about the sample text:

* "All their equipment and instruments are alive." (Mr. Spaceship, by Philip K. Dick)

* "A red flair silhouetted the jagged edge of a wing." (The Jewels of Aptor, by Samuel R. Delany)

* "I watched the storm, so beautiful yet terrific." (Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley)

* "Almost before we knew it, we had left the ground." (A Trip to Venus, by John Munro)

* "A shining crescent far beneath the flying vessel." (Triplanetary, by E. E. Smith)

* "It was going to be a lonely trip back." (Youth by Isaac Asimov)

* "Mist enveloped the ship three hours out from port." (The Jewels of Aptor, by Samuel R. Delany)

* "My two natures had memory in common." (Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

* "Silver mist suffused the deck of the ship." (The Jewels of Aptor, by Samuel R. Delany)

* "The face of the moon was in shadow." (Mr. Spaceship, by Philip K. Dick)

* "She stared through the window at the stars." (The Millionaire's Convenient Bride, by Catherine George) ????

* "The recorded voice scratched in the speaker." (Deathworld, by Harry Harrison)

* "The sky was cloudless and of a deep dark blue." (A Trip to Venus, by John Munro)

* "The spectacle before us was indeed sublime." (A Trip to Venus, by John Munro)

* "Then came the night of the first falling star." (The War of the Worlds, H. G. Wells)

* "Waves flung themselves at the blue evening." (The Jewels of Aptor, by Samuel R. Delany)

Re: Google Fonts Redesigned

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If anyone is curious about the sample text: * "All their equipment and instruments are alive." (Mr. Spaceship, by Philip K. Dick) * "A red flair silhouetted the jagged edge of a wing." (The Jewels of Aptor, by Samuel R. Delany) * "I watched the storm, so beautiful yet terrific." (Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley) * "Almost before we knew it, we had left the ground." (A Trip to Venus, by John Munro) * "A shining crescent…

"She stared through the window at the stars" is just too common a phrase :-) A simple google search suggests a hit in atleast 3-4 books.
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