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Yes, the fonts are still served by the providers. We make it easier to experiment with type independently of the provider but once you've finalised your type styles you don't have to serve the CSS from Typecast (although you can).
So I can serve the font from Typecast? Or are you only talking about the CSS, but not the fonts?
As a designer who studied typography and spent a few years working in print a long time ago, I love typecast. But practically speaking, Google Fonts has serviced most of my needs. It's free for one, and that's a pretty big deal. And two, I just prefer its lean implementation. Type design is an interesting industry. It takes years to master which is not appreciated by the market. And I'm not a qualified type designer,…
As a designer who studied typography and spent a few years working in print a long time ago, I love typecast. But practically speaking, Google Fonts has serviced most of my needs. It's free for one, and that's a pretty big deal. And two, I just prefer its lean implementation. Type design is an interesting industry. It takes years to master which is not appreciated by the market. And I'm not a qualified type designer,…
Are you thinking of Typekit, maybe? Typecast is an app for typesetting web fonts, basically. It uses fonts from Google Fonts, Typekit, and I think a couple other webfont providers. It's not in competition with webfont providers at all. Although, now that it's been acquired by one, that may change.
We think that designers should be able to experiment with the best type available on the web and that belief doesn't change now that we're part of a bigger company.
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Are you thinking of Typekit, maybe? Typecast is an app for typesetting web fonts, basically. It uses fonts from Google Fonts, Typekit, and I think a couple other webfont providers. It's not in competition with webfont providers at all. Although, now that it's been acquired by one, that may change.
Even though we've been acquired by Monotype (the company behind fonts.com), Typecast will continue to offer web fonts from a range of providers. We think that designers should be able to experiment with the best type available on the web and that belief doesn't change now that we're part of a bigger company.