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16 January 2020 10:11 UTC
An incredibly detailed explanation of why it’s better to self-host Google fonts with a lot of useful advice.
Should you self-host Google Fonts?
Tl;dr Yes, better performance and better privacy.
Though I’d disagree that commercial web fonts are expensive. They take a lot of work, and if designed well are well-worth the impact. You’ve just got to treat them as an investment. If bought through Fontspring, you can also get “worry-free” licences without tracking.
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13 January 2020 16:37 UTC
Just over a week til I’m taking my purple self to Nottingham! Really looking forward to giving this talk. Join us there?
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02 January 2020 18:52 UTC
Keep bookmarking Washington Post articles to read later, only then to be hit with a subscriber doorslam that redirects to their homepage. I do not care enough to find a way around this.
Not (broadly) got a problem with a site wanting subscribers, it’s the implementation. It only accommodates those who are signed up and perpetually logged in on the same browser.
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31 December 2019 12:48 UTC
My 2020 is going to start right. (With matching nails!) Thanks Heydon 😊
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25 December 2019 12:47 UTC
My family is watching the Freddie Mercury tribute concert back to back with Live In Budapest. That’s the kind of Queen we like to watch on Christmas Day.
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19 December 2019 18:01 UTC
Hi trans friends. You deserve equality, recognition, respect and love. And there are loads of us cis British women whose feminism does not exist without you.
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19 December 2019 15:17 UTC
The combination of named lines and areas for CSS grid columns is changing my (CSS-writing) life, and Rachel Andrew explains it all so well. Can’t wait to go all-in on subgrid, my stylesheets are going to be so clean ✨
Editorial Design Patterns With CSS Grid And Named Columns by Rachel Andrew on Smashing Magazine
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19 December 2019 13:33 UTC
“If I can get my mum to understand this, then I can explain it to anyone…”
turns off podcast. unsubscribes. chucks phone into the sea.
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19 December 2019 12:44 UTC
Nottingham! Looking forward to seeing you soon 😊
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18 December 2019 11:23 UTC
Was asked if I’d written up my criticisms of a particular movement. And it made me think about why I hadn’t. Sometimes I just have to give myself a break and pick the battles I have the energy to fight back.