From 8ddf708a02aad592cd76629c6eb60d70730d59a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: shailenpatel2 Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 13:13:18 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] use video tag to embed mp4s --- .../lessons/choosing_web_fonts_beginners_guide/content.md | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/cc-by-sa/knowledge/modules/choosing_type/lessons/choosing_web_fonts_beginners_guide/content.md b/cc-by-sa/knowledge/modules/choosing_type/lessons/choosing_web_fonts_beginners_guide/content.md index 4168d55e83..9bf5987669 100644 --- a/cc-by-sa/knowledge/modules/choosing_type/lessons/choosing_web_fonts_beginners_guide/content.md +++ b/cc-by-sa/knowledge/modules/choosing_type/lessons/choosing_web_fonts_beginners_guide/content.md @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ When choosing web fonts, you often have to weigh several considerations together
-![An animated loop showing the similarities of characters 'a', 'g', and 'o', in a certain font.](images/web-fonts2.mp4) +
“For a paragraph, which needs to be highly legible, you shouldn’t use something with ambiguous shapes,” says type designer Octavio Pardo. Decorative fonts like Comfortaa (shown above) can be difficult to read at length, so for long texts stick to highly legible “workhorse“ fonts like Alegreya or Bellefair. @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Remember that your app or website will probably reach users all over the world.
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“Auto-translation as a service makes the chances of someone seeing your content in another language a near certainty,” says type designer Eben Sorkin, whose Merriweather (shown above) has been expanded in recent years to support more European languages, as well as those using the Cyrillic script. “Having the glyphs needed for their language available will help make the user feel catered to,” says Sorkin. “The more global your customers, the more you will probably care about this.” @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ In other words, if the font you’ve chosen has only basic Latin letters, auto-t
-![An animated loop showing text translated into different languages.](images/web-fonts4.mp4) +
If your principle concern is for a font to remain consistent across the greatest number of scripts possible, consider using the Noto font family (shown above). @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ And while it’s uncommon for contextual alternates to be considered essential f
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Depending on what’s needed for your project, remember to compare the styles of your font’s figures. The difference between Oldstyle and Tabular styling (shown above), will affect your layout and formatting choices. Tabular figures are often used in tables because each number has the same character width, while Oldstyle figures read more comfortably in paragraphs. -- 2.47.3