The Developer’s Guide To Fonts with Stephen Nixon

Scott and CJ are joined by Stephen Nixon of ArrowType to delve into the world of fonts and type for developers. They explore the intricacies of font creation, the utility of variable fonts, and offer tips for making visually appealing typography on the web.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
00:57 Who is Stephen Nixon?
05:42 What is a type foundry exactly?
09:09 Font / type making.
09:15 How do you make a font?
11:58 Fonts vs typefaces.
13:02 How many fonts have you made?
14:17 What are variable fonts and how can web developers utilize them?
19:22 Animating fonts.
20:28 Do you code your demo sites yourself?
21:50 Are variable fonts more complex to design (and develop).
27:03 Hand painted fonts.
29:39 Creating a monospace font.
32:19 Creating fonts with dyslexia accessibility in mind.
37:58 Typography for the web.
38:29 What are some 80/20 rules developers can employ to make more visually appealing typography?
40:58 Type scale calculations.
45:42 What are your biggest web type pet peeves.
48:46 Do you have any favorite type tools?
50:34 Supper Club Questions.
50:44 How do you feel about ligatures in coding fonts?
55:11 What font do you use?
56:43 What is your favorite font of all time?.
58:49 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs.

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