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Google and Typekit font collaboration

Julius — Thu, 20 May 2010 08:49:18 +0000

Google and Typekit have apparently worked together on a collaboration on open source fonts. In a nutshell, it appears to be the Typekit service, a javascript library called WebFont Loader and a bunch of open source fonts thrown into a mix together. Here’s Google’s and Typekit’s announcement. Note, though, that it doesn’t work on iPhone, iPad or Android as of yet. Still, I’ve got a good feeling about this.

Update: The previewer tool is also worth checking out.

Spotify launches new flavors

Julius — Tue, 18 May 2010 08:43:42 +0000

Spotify has diversified a bit among their product line. There’s now a Spotify Open which doesn’t require an invite, and a step in between Premium and Free called Unlimited. Seems like a smart move and will probably pick up the remaining people who think 10 pounds a month is over the top. What they’ll miss out on? Mobile devices and offline playing (which for me at least pretty much only means mobile devices). Get an overview here.

Meet Curtis, the CSS font

Julius — Thu, 13 May 2010 16:45:28 +0000

Here’s something nerdy, but fun. David Desandro one day wondered if it would be possible to create a typeface using only CSS. And then he did it. It’s a nice mixture of span’s that create the inner workings of the typeface using border-radius and other goodies to perform this magic. It also looks pretty cool, in a chic kind of way. If the thought of this gives you a weird smirk on your face (like, you know, the kind of smirk I’ve got right now) I suggest you head over to his site and inspect the hell out of that code.

Update: Perhaps even cooler, how about The Opera Logo?

Gmail gets drag and drop support

Julius — Wed, 12 May 2010 15:54:52 +0000

Finally!

6 things you need to know about Facebook connections

Julius — Wed, 12 May 2010 12:08:45 +0000

Scary stuff, especially the part about Facebook automatically sharing your posts with “Community pages” without your authorization.

Simple English Wikipedia

Julius — Wed, 12 May 2010 08:40:50 +0000

I hadn’t seen this one before – Simple English Wikipedia. For the days when, you know, you don’t have time for the fancy stuff.

News in Wordpress 3.0

Julius — Tue, 11 May 2010 22:29:52 +0000

Mashable has a list of enhancements coming for Wordpress 3.0. Looks like some well-needed updates!

PHP Markdown

Julius — Tue, 11 May 2010 13:59:17 +0000

A PHP flavour of John Gruber’s Markdown.

Conceptual design

Julius — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:47:16 +0000

I can’t help but smile when I see a portfolio like Jonas Hellwig’s. I love it when there’s a consistency behind it, proving that whoever authored it gave the details some serious thought.

FWA redesigns

Julius — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:23:59 +0000

The Favorite Website Awards, more commonly known as FWA, has relaunched with a new design.