Retriever: a new bootstrap theme

#1

Post by dsowers » Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 5:42 AM UTC

Retriever: a new bootstrap theme
retriever-bootstrap.herokuapp.com

Re: Retriever: a new bootstrap theme

#2

Post by grest » Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 5:52 AM UTC

I like the menu, it's a good change from the standard bootstrap sites that are everywhere now.

Re: Retriever: a new bootstrap theme

#3

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 6:22 AM UTC

grest wrote: post #2

I like the menu, it's a good change from the standard bootstrap sites that are everywhere now.

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Re: Retriever: a new bootstrap theme

#4

Post by clicks » Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 6:26 AM UTC

Anyone else put off by the poor font rastering? ( http://i.imgur.com/4Jcc56U.png - notice the 'e', 'o', and 'a').

What should be done here? Use google web fonts? Just use different fonts that don't have this issue? I'd love to hear more thoughts on this issue from font experts.

Re: Retriever: a new bootstrap theme

#5

Post by dsowers » Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 6:32 AM UTC

clicks wrote: post #4

Anyone else put off by the poor font rastering? ( http://i.imgur.com/4Jcc56U.png - notice the 'e', 'o', and 'a'). What should be done here? Use google web fonts? Just use different fonts that don't have this issue? I'd love to hear more thoughts on this issue from font experts.

Fair point. It's pretty easy to substitute another font of your choice. Raleway was just my personal preference.

Re: Retriever: a new bootstrap theme

#6

Post by slackwalker » Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 6:39 AM UTC

dsowers wrote: post #5

clicks wrote: post #4

Anyone else put off by the poor font rastering? ( http://i.imgur.com/4Jcc56U.png - notice the 'e', 'o', and 'a'). What should be done here? Use google web fonts? Just use different fonts that don't have this issue? I'd love to hear more thoughts on this issue from font experts.

Fair point. It's pretty easy to substitute another font of your choice. Raleway was just my personal preference.

Changing the font weight to 300 or 500 seems much superior to me. I like the font, but the 400 weight just has too many obvious jaggies.

Re: Retriever: a new bootstrap theme

#7

Post by krat0sprakhar » Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 6:44 AM UTC

clicks wrote: post #4

Anyone else put off by the poor font rastering? ( http://i.imgur.com/4Jcc56U.png - notice the 'e', 'o', and 'a'). What should be done here? Use google web fonts? Just use different fonts that don't have this issue? I'd love to hear more thoughts on this issue from font experts.

Are you on Chrome by any chance? I've always had this problem with Chrome; Firefox does much better. Does anyone know how I can improve the font rastering on Chrome? (Windows 7) - http://i.imgur.com/hh3vqFk.jpg

Re: Retriever: a new bootstrap theme

#8

Post by spectrum » Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 7:10 AM UTC

krat0sprakhar wrote: post #7

clicks wrote: post #4

Anyone else put off by the poor font rastering? ( http://i.imgur.com/4Jcc56U.png - notice the 'e', 'o', and 'a'). What should be done here? Use google web fonts? Just use different fonts that don't have this issue? I'd love to hear more thoughts on this issue from font experts.

Are you on Chrome by any chance? I've always had this problem with Chrome; Firefox does much better. Does anyone know how I can improve the font rastering on Chrome? (Windows 7) - http://i.imgur.com/hh3vqFk.jpg

How do you get such smooth fonts on Firefox in Windows 7? This is what I see on FF/Win7: http://i.imgur.com/KEFZSti.png

Re: Retriever: a new bootstrap theme

#9

Post by mc » Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 7:31 AM UTC

I like it. Today, I saw copy.com's landing page and really enjoyed that too. Bootstrap without being bootstrap.

Re: Retriever: a new bootstrap theme

#10

Post by dsowers » Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 7:40 AM UTC

mc wrote: post #9

I like it. Today, I saw copy.com's landing page and really enjoyed that too. Bootstrap without being bootstrap.

Thanks!