Spent *far* too long trying to find the perfect poem to illustrate `text-indent: 2em hanging each-line`.
Eventually stumbled across 'Dart' by Alice Oswald. It's fantastic. An epic poem about the river Dart in Devon.
uk.bookshop.org/a/16737/9780...
#typography #css #poetry
CSS text-decoration-inset landed in Firefox 146! Here's how it works:
This country has in its hands an instrument of incalculable power for good. An instrument that can be given to spreading among the nation the true knowledge of each other. Helpful rather than hurtful to the interests of mankind. These newly acquired skills of mankind will move at a breathtaking pace. Broadcasting, which we begin to see now as a worldwide international service, is a step into the future even more dramatic than the devеlopment of flying. Broadcasting without its responsibilities is nothing. It’s not a way of thought, it’s not a way of culturе, it’s not a way of life. It’s there to serve thought, so that people think for themselves. It’s there to serve culture in such a way that people will turn more and more to active participation in the arts. Go to the theatre, attend concerts, read books, use their hands. And help to build a community in which broadcasting is only a very small part of a full and satisfying life. It has helped something living in us to keep alive. And it has reminded us in its graver moments that life won’t last. And that for this very reason, there are things more important than success or power.
In the early 1940s, Directors General of the BBC, Cecil Graves and William Haley spoke about the revolutionary technology of radio and television broadcasting.
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Now read that again, this time replacing ‘broadcasting’ with ‘AI’ and imagine how different things could be.
#ai
Text wrapping around dropcap A.
TIL about `initial-letter-wrap` as a handy way to wrap text around a drop cap. Sadly its 'at risk' as there is no browser support at the moment. Good candidate for progressive enhancement though.
drafts.csswg.org/css-inline/#...
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I suspect you're looking for the `size-adjust` property instead, assuming you want to make monospace fonts slightly smaller/bigger to match body text.
developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/W...
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Now we have text-box in CSS, understanding font metrics is even more important so you know what you’re trimming. This is a very handy little website that allows you to upload a font that you plan on using, along with a Google font picker.
vertical-metrics.netlify.app
I have just launched a GoFundMe to help me complete the history of ATypI (Association Typographique Internationale) that I began writing before the pandemic shut everything down. Please take a look, and spread the word.
gofund.me/4b7f5e16
"Alphabettes Soup" is a dynamic collection of voices and stories. The book is conceived as a type specimen, showcasing over 100 typefaces designed by women and non-binary individuals.
bikini-books.com/products/alp...
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This has to be bargain of the year. So many fantastic typefaces half price.
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Loving the fabulous website and fascinating story behind Airport, Matthew Carter's typeface for a pre-Heathrow London Airport.
airport.revolvertype.com
Includes an interview with Carter, "you'd think was a rip-off of Helvetica. But we’d never seen Helvetica in 1961 in London."
#typography
Richard Rutter (@clagnut.com) posting mostly about
#webtypography and related #typography, #fonts and general #design goodness. Scattered with a few book updates.
