Mona Sans & Hubot Sans
Two new lovely open source variable fonts from Github.
Link tags: variable,fonts
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Fontshare: Quality Fonts. Free.
A whole lotta nice fonts—most of them variable fonts—from Indian Type Foundry.
Roboto … But Make It Flex - Material Design
This version of Roboto from Font Bureau is a very variable font indeed.
Manrope – free sans-serif variable font
This font is a crossover of different font types: it is semi-condensed, semi-rounded, semi-geometric, semi-din, semi-grotesque. It employs minimal stoke thickness variations and a semi-closed aperture.
MD Nichrome by Mass-Driver
Marvin has some competition! Here’s another beautiful sci-fi variable font:
MD Nichrome is a display typeface based on the typography of paperback science fiction from the 70s and early 80s.
Proxima Vara by Mark Simonson
Oh, nice! A version of the classic Proxima Nova that’s a variable font that allows you to vary weight, width, and slant.
Times New Arial
Ever wanted to set some text in 70% Times New Roman and 30% Arial? Me neither. But now, thanks to variable fonts, you can!
Dark mode and variable fonts | CSS-Tricks
This is such a clever use of variable fonts!
We can use a lighter font weight to make the text easier to read whenever dark mode is active.
Rise of the Digital Fonts
A history of typesetting from movable type to variable fonts.
A Variable Fonts Primer
Everything you ever wanted to know about variable fonts, gathered together into one excellent website.
Variable fonts’ past, present and future, according to Dalton Maag
In this interview, Biance Berning says:
Cassie Evans from Clearleft is an interesting person to follow as she combines web animation with variable font technology, essentially exploring the technology’s practicality and expression.
Hells yeah!
We’re only just scratching the surface of what variable fonts can do within more interactive and immersive spaces. I think we’ll see a lot more progress and experimentation with that as time goes on.
Recursive | Recursive
Play around with this variable font available soon from Google Fonts in monospaced and sans-serif versions.
Variable Fonts for Developers
A showcase of fun experiments with variable fonts, courtesy of Mandy.
Jongert
Nick demonstrates the responsive power of variable fonts by recreating a lovely design from Jacob Jongert.
Grab that browser window and get squishin’!
Transform your type online with variable fonts | Creative Bloq
This is a great interview with Rich on all things related to web typography—including, of course, variable fonts.
I’m so lucky that I literally get to work side by side with Rich; I get to geek out with him about font stuff all the time.
Font Playground — Play with variable fonts!
A fun way to play around with the options in variable fonts.
Ampersand 2018 | Rob Weychert
Rob attended the excellent Ampersand event last Friday and he’s made notes for each and every talk.
Text Effects - a Collection by Mandy Michael on CodePen
Mandy’s experiments with text effects in CSS are kinda mindblowing—I can’t wait to see her at Ampersand at the end of the month!
How to start with variable fonts on the web – Oliver Schöndorfer
A nice intro to variable fonts.
The Next Big Thing in Type
Over the course of a semester, students at UMPRUM Academy in Prague made variable fonts. I think Krabat might be my favourite.