Ampersand Conference NYC / Get Your Hands Dirty

How far can we push type on the web? As webfont choices have expanded over the years, so have our options for what we can do with them. We’ll explore what’s possible with CSS, Javascript, and a little bit of elbow grease.

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1. @trentwalton
   GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY
   

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2. A bit about myself…
   HOWDY!
   

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11. Typographically, at least…
    MY BACKSTORY
    

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17. body{
    font-family:serif,"or-whatever";
    }
    

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19. @font-face{
    font-family:"options!";
    }
    

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21. As web typography
    improves, web designers
    want the same level of
    control print designers have.
    

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22. But what does that mean?
    

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23. I want to use these…
    

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24. not just these.
    

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25. And put all this…
    

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26. into this.
    

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28. TYPE + CSS
    

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29. THE BASICS
    .something{
    font-size:1em; line-height:1.5px;
    font-style:italic; font-weight:bold;
    text-decoration:none; direction:ltr;
    font-variant:small-caps; text-indent:0.5em;
    text-transform:none; text-align:left;
    letter-spacing:0.1em; word-spacing:0.1em;
    }
    

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30. LET’S SET SOME TYPE!
    

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31. CSS & web safe fonts
    What can be achieved with the basics
    The growing prominence of web fonts seems to have
    boosted web designers’ interest in typography. Visual
    interest can be achieved with these CSS properties &
    core typographic principals.
    

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32. CSS & web safe fonts
    What can be achieved with the basics
    The growing prominence of web fonts seems to have
    boosted web designers’ interest in typography. Visual
    interest can be achieved with these CSS properties &
    core typographic principals.
    font-family:georgia, serif;
    

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33. CSS & web safe fonts
    What can be achieved with the basics
    The growing prominence of web fonts seems to have
    boosted web designers’ interest in typography. Visual
    interest can be achieved with these CSS properties &
    core typographic principals.
    font-size:60px;
    

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34. CSS & WEB SAFE FONTS
    What can be achieved with the basics
    The growing prominence of web fonts seems to have
    boosted web designers’ interest in typography. Visual
    interest can be achieved with these CSS properties &
    core typographic principals.
    text-transform:uppercase;
    

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35. CSS & WEB SAFE FONTS
    What can be achieved with the basics
    The growing prominence of web fonts seems to have
    boosted web designers’ interest in typography. Visual
    interest can be achieved with these CSS properties &
    core typographic principals.
    letter-spacing:2px;
    

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36. CSS & WEB SAFE FONTS
    What can be achieved with the basics
    The growing prominence of web fonts seems to have
    boosted web designers’ interest in typography. Visual
    interest can be achieved with these CSS properties &
    core typographic principals.
    color:#ee4938;
    

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37. CSS & WEB SAFE FONTS
    What can be achieved with the basics
    The growing prominence of web fonts seems to have
    boosted web designers’ interest in typography. Visual
    interest can be achieved with these CSS properties &
    core typographic principals.
    font-style:italic;
    

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38. CSS & WEB SAFE FONTS
    What can be achieved with the basics
    The growing prominence of web fonts seems to have
    boosted web designers’ interest in typography. Visual
    interest can be achieved with these CSS properties &
    core typographic principals.
    text-align:center;
    

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39. CSS & WEB SAFE FONTS
    What can be achieved with the basics
    The growing prominence of web fonts seems to have
    boosted web designers’ interest in typography. Visual
    interest can be achieved with these CSS properties &
    core typographic principals.
    line-height:1.4; /* wraps up */
    

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40. CSS & web safe fonts
    What can be achieved with the basics
    The growing prominence of web fonts seems to have
    boosted web designers’ interest in typography. Visual
    interest can be achieved with these CSS properties &
    core typographic principals.
    Before...
    

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41. CSS & WEB SAFE FONTS
    What can be achieved with the basics
    The growing prominence of web fonts seems to have
    boosted web designers’ interest in typography. Visual
    interest can be achieved with these CSS properties &
    core typographic principals.
    After.
    

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42. NEWER STUFF
    Text Shadow(s)
    HSLA / RGBA Color
    Transforms
    Pseudo Class
    Selectors
    *Text Stroke
    *Image Mask
    *Background Clip
    

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43. Using these properties is the easy part.
    BE THOUGHTFUL
    

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47. TEXT SHADOW
    .something{
    text-shadow: x,y,blur,color;
    }
    

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48. TEXT SHADOW
    .something{
    text-shadow: 10px 10px 0 #b03136;
    }
    

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52. TEXT SHADOWS
    .something{
    text-shadow:
    x,y,blur,color,
    x,y,blur,color,
    x,y,blur,color,
    x,y,blur,color;
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58. RGBA & HSLA
    .something{
    color: rgba(241,242,233,0.6);
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63. TRANSFORM: ROTATE
    .something{
    transform: rotate(-45deg);
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70. TRANSFORM: SKEW
    .something{
    transform: skewY(-12deg);
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74. TEXT STROKE
    .something{
    -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px;
    -webkit-text-stroke-color: #f1f2e9;
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    * -webkit only
    

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79. FAKE TEXT STROKE
    .something{
    text-shadow:
    1px 1px 0 #b03136,
    -1px -1px 0 #b03136,
    -1px 1px 0 #b03136,
    1px -1px 0 #b03136;
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83. BACKGROUND CLIP
    .something{
    background:url(img.png);
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
    }
    * partial -webkit only
    

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86. BACKGROUND CLIP
    .something{
    background:
    -webkit-linear-gradient(transparent,
    transparent),url(img.png);
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
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    * partial -webkit only
    

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89. MASK IMAGE
    .something{
    -webkit-mask-image:url(img.png);
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    * partial -webkit only
    

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94. Controlling Web Typography
    TARGETING TYPE
    

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95. PSEUDO CLASS SELECTORS
    :hover
    :link
    :visited
    :active
    :focus
    :target
    :enabled
    :checked
    :indeterminate
    

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96. PSEUDO CLASS SELECTORS
    :first-letter
    :first-line
    :before
    :after
    :first-child
    :last-child
    :nth-child
    :nth-of-type
    :first-of-type
    :last-of-type
    

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98. :FIRST-LETTER
    h1:first-letter{
    something:anything;
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101. :FIRST-LINE
     h1:first-line{
     something:anything;
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104. :BEFORE
     h1:before{
     content:‘this text is’;
     something:anything;
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107. :AFTER
     h1:after{
     content:‘this text is’;
     something:anything;
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110. .something:after{
     content: ‘CSS Three’;
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111. A BETTER WAY TO LAYER TYPE
     

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113. I recommend using a data-attribute
     on the h1 to keep duplicate content
     out of the way of screen readers and
     to keep search engines happy.
     —Brandon Durham
     

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     layered
     
     

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118. .h1{
     font-family:'Cyclone Background A'…;
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     .h1:after{
     content: attr(data-highlight);
     font-family:'Cyclone Inline A'…;
     position: absolute;
     left: 0;
     right: 0;
     top: 0;
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122. PSEUDO CLASS SELECTORS
     ✓:first-letter
     ✓:first-line
     ✓:before
     ✓:after
     :first-child
     :last-child
     :nth-child
     :nth-of-type
     :first-of-type
     :last-of-type
     

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123. CSS Tricks for everything
     I DON’T REMEMBER THIS STUFF
     

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125. IE9 + WOFF
     LOST WORLD’S FAIRS
     

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135. Pseudo class selectors weren’t enough.
     WE NEEDED MORE CONTROL
     

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138. $(“h1”).lettering();
     $(“h1”).lettering(‘words’);
     $(“h1”).lettering(‘lines’);
     

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139. h1 span:nth-child(even){
     color:#b03136;
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143. e Moon
     LETTERS
     

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145. 
     O
     n
     w
     a
     r
     d
     
     &
     
     

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147. El Dorado
     WORDS
     

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149. 
     Discover
     &
     learn
     new
     cultures
     and
     vistas
     
     

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151. Atlantis
     LINES
     

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153. 
     Hello!
     Gills or
     Lungs
     Come as you are!All welcome
     
     

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155. People kicked ass with this stuff…
     IN THE WILD
     

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164. Blogs & Side Projects
     FURTHER EXPLORATION
     

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168. WHAT ABOUT RWD?
     

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169. inking along the ‘touch’ theme you
     brought up, I’d be really interested to
     see how this design could be enhanced
     even further still using the responsive
     web design approach to building.
     Elliot Jay Stocks
     June 22, 2010
     

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177. Even More Control
     OPENTYPE!
     

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183. COMMON LIGATURES
     .something{
     font-feature-settings:"liga" 1;
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186. bit.ly/17ycGiR
     DOWNLOAD THE DEMO
     

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189. @trentwalton
     THANKS!
     

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