SURVEY The complete results are available at
http://bit.ly/wfsr2011
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A BIT ABOUT THE SURVEY
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13
QUESTIONS
5
DAYS
235
RESPONSES
A BIT ABOUT THE SURVEY
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94%
of web designers are
using web fonts
6%
94%
YES NO
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HOW DESIGNERS ARE CHOOSING TYPE
Optimized for Small Sizes
Fallback Font Availability
Range of Weights and Styles
Number of Glyphs
Language Support
Availability of Special Characters
Pairings from Same Web Font Service
Appropriateness for the Project
0 50 100 150 200
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91%
want better quality web
fonts rather than just
more of them
9%
91%
QUALITY QUANTITY
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66%
prefer hosted web font
services such as Typekit,
FontDeck, WebType, etc.
34%
66%
HOSTED SELF-HOSTED
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84%
sometimes or always
talk to clients about
using web fonts
47%
16%
37%
YES NO SOMETIMES
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WHERE WE’RE
GOING
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Web designers simply want the same
control print has enjoyed for decades
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BY EXAMPLE
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SAGINAW by ?
BASKERVILLE by Monotype
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MOD REGULAR by Font Fabric
HERO LIGHT by Svetoslav Simov
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BREE by TypeTogether
Skolar by TypeTogether
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LIQUORSTORE by Chank Co.
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COQUETTE by Mark Simonson
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HELLENIC WIDE by Veer
PROXIMA NOVA by Mark Simonson
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01. RENDERING
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PLATFORMS & VIEWPORTS
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02. LITTLE DETAILS
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We’re rediscovering typography.”
JON TAN
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03. IDENTIFICATION & PAIRING
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04. WORKFLOW & INTEGRATION
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What would be most helpful to you as a
designer to make web fonts better?”
SURVEY QUESTION:
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It’d be really great to have some way to
design in Photoshop/Illustrator with a
font I have a web license for.”
ACTUAL ANSWER:
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Original concept by Elliot Jay Stocks
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05. POLYFILLS
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Polyfills close the gaps created by
browsers that support more advanced
features of the HTML and CSS specs
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06. BEYOND THE BROWSER
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The future of the web is the
future of typography.”
NICK SHERMAN
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