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Greetings,

I’m just starting to delve into using web fonts, and I’m wondering if anyone has advice/recommendations to share?

Typekit? Google Fonts?

Any ideas would be appreciated!

....and thanks in advance!

I personally prefer Typekit as they have a great collection, it’s very easy to implement, and the cost is minimal. We use Typekit for almost all projects now. Just be careful on the number of fonts used, as well as the styles as the file sizes can become large.

I’ve used both self-hosted font files (with kits that usually come from FontSquirrel) but more recently have been using Typekit. Using free services will get you so far but eventually you’ll come across a case where you can’t find the right font for free. And then once you purchase a yearly subscription to use Typekit fonts on unlimited sites, there’s less reason to use free fonts because searching for the right fonts and setting them up for use is that much easier using Typekit.

thanks to you both for your input!

Typekit by far. And after their acquisition by Adobe, they should be moving even faster when it comes to adding new foundries to their service.

How that Typekit works? You pay per year and get codes/something? Is it easy to set inside EE?

Access to Typekit’s font library is provided through Javascript. All you need to do is add the code to a template and you’re set. http://typekit.com has the details. Couldn’t be easier.

hmm, that sounds more than good! Need to read more about it. This was a good hint, thanks!

What about Google’s webfonts then?

@FinPete - Both are good but Typekit in my opinion has a higher quality foundry of fonts (and is now owned by Adobe). One thing I do like about Google Web Fonts is that you can download them to use in your mockups.

Unlike Typekit, Fontspring does not require subscriptions or streaming.

You buy the font, install it on your site, and that’s all. The site does not have to contact the font provider’s server. Many of Fontspring’s paid fonts have one or two free families.

typekit’s quality is very, very good as is the variety. that’s my personal preference. there is not really a right or wrong answer.

I’m starting to use web fonts also for a site that I am working on. This service has been extremely helpful to me. It has really helped me to move along with the development of this project by simplifying tasks that would have otherwise required a great deal of effort in order to set up my fonts to work the way I want them to. I am really grateful that I have discovered this application, because it has saved me tons of work, and in turn, I would say that it has a great deal to the look and feel of my site. I am wondering if anyone here has done any managed email marketing? I am interested in possibly pursuing this type of service to help market my site, and I am wondering if you guys think this is advisable or not? I have been going back and forth on the issue trying to decide if it would be worth it or not, so I appreciate your input on this. Thank you very much!

We’ve found http://webfonts.fonts.com/en-US to be good as well, especially if you can’t find a font on the other services.

i’ve used typekit and fontdeck and liked both. probably prefer typekit as it allows you to import fonts bought from fontshop and the billing is a little bit simpler (one annual fee)

as noted in other posts above, the only thing to be careful of is page load speeds. each font you use has to be downloaded, and can impact heavily on your site.