From the course: Choosing and Using Web Fonts
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Choosing an Old Style font
From the course: Choosing and Using Web Fonts
Choosing an Old Style font
So now that we know what an old style font looks like, we need to pick one to use. I'm interested in using something that feels old and pen-formed, like Minion. Minion is beautiful font. It has a consistent texture, it's not too loose, and while it's a bit tighter than I usually prefer, it's not too tight. The only drawback I see is the x-height is a bit small, as are the closed counters on the e and the a. So I have to set this font a little bit bigger to be legible. Set it 17 on 23 here on this page. This could cause a problem with the fallback font, but it's not a deal-breaker for me. I tested Minion cross-browser, and it performs beautifully. It's available through Typekit's Personal plan and higher, so we probably won't use it in this course, but you should know it's out there. Next, let's look at Sirba Web. This one is also available through Typekits Personal plan, so we probably won't use it, but if you have access to it, you might want to give it a try. I've tested it…
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Identifying an Old Style font6m 26s
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Choosing an Old Style font4m 30s
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Applying Crimson Text to a web site using Google web fonts3m 8s
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Changing styling as necessary to improve the readability of the text9m 20s
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Making various weights and styles work correctly across different browsers5m 16s
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Looking at how using an Old Style font affects the look and feel of a web page4m 13s
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