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Web Typography: Quit Bitchin' and Get Your Glyph On

Event SXSW Interactive 2009
Format Panel
Organizer Samantha Warren badassideas.com
Description Designers are still complaining about the limitations of Web typography. Is their case valid, and will it be in the future? What myths are there about web typography and how do we dispel them? This panel will discuss overcoming constraints on web to create elegant, legible, and expressive typography.
Questions
Answered
  1. What myths are there about web typography and how do we dispel them?
  2. Are the complaints of web limitations coming from traditional designers even valid?
  3. How has online typography evolved and what are people doing to speed that process up?
  4. What are the most common typographic mistakes and how do you avoid them?
  5. What tips and tricks are there for focussing more specifically in type?
  6. Where do you look for typographic inspiration?
  7. How can offline typographic movements influence the online type trends?
  8. What does CSS3 support mean for online typography?
  9. Will designers have to consider ligature support if other browsers also start supporting open-type features?
  10. What does the future of web typography look like ?
Panelists Ian Coyle (iancoyle.com), Richard Rutter (clagnut.com), Elliot Jay Stocks (elliotjaystocks.com), Jon Tan (jontangerine.com), Samantha Warren, moderator (badassideas.com)
Level Intermediate
Category Web / Interface Design