The Windows 10 control panel modernization continues: Fonts get some love

Enlarge / The Settings app is gaining new powers to control your PC’s settings. (credit: Thurrott.com) The Windows user interface has a certain archaeological quality to it. While the upper layers tend to be new—using the styling and conventions of the day—dig a little deeper and you can find elements that are decades old. With […]

Chrome 62 arrives with OpenType variable fonts and warning about HTTP sites in Incognito mode

Google has launched Chrome 62 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Additions in this release include improvements to the Network Quality Estimator API, OpenType variable fonts, media capture from DOM elements, and more warnings related to HTTP, among other developer features. You can update to the latest version now using the browser’s built-in silent updater or […]

Not for the first time, Microsoft’s fonts have caught out forgers

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (credit: Z A Balti/Public domain) I was confused for a few moments today, after one of my colleagues asked me if I’d heard about “fontgate.” “Fontgate?” I queried. “Pakistan either loves or hates Calibri,” I was unhelpfully informed. Read 9 remaining paragraphs | Comments Ars Technica

How fonts are fueling culture wars

Typography is undergoing a public renaissance. Typography usually strives to be invisible, but recently it’s become a mark of sophistication for readers to notice it and have an opinion. Suddenly, people outside of the design profession seem to care about its many intricacies. Usually, this awareness focuses on execution. This year’s Oscars put visual hierarchy […]