1997 MAY 29
Microsoft TrueType
USA
ARIAL BLACK: TrueType, PC and Mac
COMIC SANS MS: TrueType, PC and Mac
There are lots of typefaces, of course, and just about as many sites
on the Web that will allow you to download the font files for free.
The thing about these particular faces is the source -- coming
from Microsoft, it is likely these faces will be widely
available, a consideration if you are planning to use type on
the Web.
The samples on this page are just some of the faces available at the
Microsoft TrueType download site. You can visit to see if these
are just your type, just what you need to put on a new face.
TREBUCHET MS: TrueType, PC and Mac
"You can never be too rich, too thin, or have too many
fonts."
- TW
Microsoft TrueType
www.microsoft.com/truetype/fontpack/win.htm
Using type on the Web
is still largely a hit-or-miss proposition. Standard HTML coding does
not yet give us much control over type, although some browser-specific
extensions to the standard do give us a bit more. Netscape's
<FONT face="arial">, for example, will work only if
the user has this particular font installed and available to the Web
browser. Not exactly ideal. There are some other 'side effects' to
this approach, too, further limiting its usefulness.
Absolute control can be achieved by using specific document formats,
like Adobe's Acrobat or Microsoft's Word format. This
requires special document creation software and special document reader
software. It is awkward for all concerned for these reasons.
An equally unattractive option is to make the type into a graphic
(as I have done with the samples on this page). This is not a solution,
though, only a quick cheat.
The good news is, several big software companies with an interest in
the use of typography on the Web are working on new, real solutions
to make our lives a whole bunch simpler. Any day now...
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Would you like to see your work in Zn?
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