With embedded fonts being supported by all modern browsers in one form or another (be it EOT or @font-face), it is only a matter of time until font embedding becomes commonplace on sites catering to current generation browsers. There is a large collection of blog articles discussing the obvious ramifications of embedding commercially-licensed fonts, the inevitable rise in piracy and the equally inevitable decrease in type foundry profits. I have spent a lot of time thinking about this subject and how it relates to recent copyright debacles conflicts. I would like to be optimistic that a proactive approach towards embedding licensed fonts is attainable and will be accepted by many of the major foundries. However, I do not think it will be happening anytime soon. Therefore, I think the more plausible solution for the immediate future, is to push for an embeddable, open source font collection. Read the rest of this post…
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I am certainly amazed, but I seemed to have continued to write at a steady pace throughout the entire crazy timeline. Things are starting to slow down again and I am making life-decisions to ensure that they continue to be that way. I have a couple other cool posts that will be coming down the pipe soon - make sure to drop by to check them out.
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More hand-picked links await your clicking for this week. As you can tell, I have once again been late with my links - my apologies. I have had my hands full with an interesting project for nearly the last month - this has eaten into my blogging time to a certain extent. Nonetheless, things are beginning to even out, so I should be back to my regular schedule soon.
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I am a bit of a stickler about keeping my swf files as small as possible. One of the biggest hurdles I run into for keeping swf file sizes low is the embedding of fonts. There are best practices you can follow, such as using system fonts for large amounts of copy and not embedding characters that will not be used. Still, a couple fonts and/or a couple different weights and your file size is considerably higher. It was during a project where I was having this very problem when I came up with a little trick to help lower the embed size of fonts - and it is extremely easy to do. Read the rest of this post…
Lots of Flash/Actionscript links this week - I have been immersed in the Flash world a bit more than normally - that is my only explanation. As always, these links kept me quite busy with reading/viewing - I highly suggest each and every one. The 5 Freefonts You Shouldn’t Have Missed link is especially nice as you will be 5 fonts richer after reading it. 
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