Introducing Cloud Typography Webfonts by H&FJ
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Introducing Cloud Typography Webfonts by H&FJ
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#2I love Didot! My only wish in this department is that the type houses would make it cheap to license fonts for mobile applications.
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#3Price wise, this is quite a bit less than I was expecting, especially considering that you get 5 free with subscription. Now just to wait and see how long it is before every site is using Gotham.
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#4... and it doesn't work - http://i.imgur.com/fURqtTc.png
Presumably, because of blocked referrers.
Damn. I was so looking forward to using small-sized Whitney as a body font, because it looks amazing.
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#5What makes this different from typekit? It's quite a bit more expensive ($99 for 250,000 pageviews on cloud.typography vs $49 for 500,000 on typekit) and I'm wondering what extras it provides.
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#6What makes this different from typekit? It's quite a bit more expensive ($99 for 250,000 pageviews on cloud.typography vs $49 for 500,000 on typekit) and I'm wondering what extras it provides.
It's the same type of service, but H&FJ is their own foundry and none of their fonts were licensed through Typekit. This will, assumedly, be the only place to get H&FJ fonts (which is a big deal for typography nerds).
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#7Literally days after spending another couple days searching for a Whitney replacement for a site I'm working on and finally getting set up with Typekit. Still, this is something the entire design community has been looking forward to for a long time. I'll probably wait a while to give it a try for myself, but I am very interested in seeing how their fonts look across the web as others start to pick them up.
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#8What makes this different from typekit? It's quite a bit more expensive ($99 for 250,000 pageviews on cloud.typography vs $49 for 500,000 on typekit) and I'm wondering what extras it provides.
Hoefler & Frere-Jones typefaces.
Their typography foundry is held to be second-to-none among typeface quality and frequency of usage in print and elsewhere.
In particular, their typeface Gotham is incredibly popular, and making it available as a webfont publicly is a big deal.
Also, this effort has been underway for at least three years. Their attention to detail ensures that these webfonts are going to be some of the best available anywhere.
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#9... and it doesn't work - http://i.imgur.com/fURqtTc.png Presumably, because of blocked referrers. Damn. I was so looking forward to using small-sized Whitney as a body font, because it looks amazing .
If you use typekit, give Prenton a try. I was also on the hunt for a Whitney-as-body replacement and it's what I'm currently using. The proportions are very nice (versus the gothics you'll often see as recommended) and they have a condensed family if you need it. Freight Sans might work as well if you want something a little more modern.
Re: Introducing Cloud Typography Webfonts by H&FJ
#10What makes this different from typekit? It's quite a bit more expensive ($99 for 250,000 pageviews on cloud.typography vs $49 for 500,000 on typekit) and I'm wondering what extras it provides.
It doesn't seem to provide much in the way of competing directly with Typekit. Still, this is big news for a lot of people.
H&FJ is practically THE type foundry for original typefaces. They compete on quality rather than price or other tangible benefits. Unfortunately, it's been impossible to license H&FJ type for real web use until now.
The most likely group of people who will use this are type enthusiasts who prefer H&FJ type to the competition's. I can predict there are a lot of designers who will use this service for their personal or business sites.
As a competitive offering, though, this doesn't cut it. Buying individual fonts feels outdated to web font users, and the prices don't match up to Typekit (free with Adobe CC) or Monotype/Linotype ($10/month without a ridiculous 5 font cap).
H&FJ has chosen their business model, and they'd like to avoid the brand dilution of having poorly designed sites overusing their type. It's an interesting choice, and I hope it works out for them.