Typekit
Encyclopedia
Typekit is a service launched in September, 2009 by Small Batch, Inc. which, via JavaScript
and a subscription service, allows webmasters and designers to embed non-standard, non-system-specific fonts into online documents. It uses the recently implemented @font-face CSS
property and is available to the public. On October 3rd 2011, Adobe
acquired Typekit. Typekit fonts will be offered as a standalone service and over time as part of Adobe® Creative Cloud.
It is a project of Jeffrey Veen, a web developer.
JavaScript
JavaScript is a prototype-based scripting language that is dynamic, weakly typed and has first-class functions. It is a multi-paradigm language, supporting object-oriented, imperative, and functional programming styles....
and a subscription service, allows webmasters and designers to embed non-standard, non-system-specific fonts into online documents. It uses the recently implemented @font-face CSS
CSS
-Computing:*Cascading Style Sheets, a language used to describe the style of document presentations in web development*Central Structure Store in the PHIGS 3D API*Closed source software, software that is not distributed with source code...
property and is available to the public. On October 3rd 2011, Adobe
Adobe
Adobe is a natural building material made from sand, clay, water, and some kind of fibrous or organic material , which the builders shape into bricks using frames and dry in the sun. Adobe buildings are similar to cob and mudbrick buildings. Adobe structures are extremely durable, and account for...
acquired Typekit. Typekit fonts will be offered as a standalone service and over time as part of Adobe® Creative Cloud.
It is a project of Jeffrey Veen, a web developer.
Known websites using Typekit
Press
- "Down With Verdana" by Farhad ManjooFarhad ManjooFarhad Manjoo is an American journalist and author. He has been a staff writer for Slate magazine since 2008 and a regular on-air contributor for National Public Radio since 2009.-Life and career:...
/ Slate Magazine, July 13, 2009 - Typekit Offers a New Approach to Fonts on the Web, Josh Catone, Mashable, May 28, 2009
- TypeKit launches, hopes to save typography on the web, Ivan Brezak Brkan, TechCrunch, November 11, 2009
- http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/201110/AdobeAcquiresTypekit.html by AdobeAdobeAdobe is a natural building material made from sand, clay, water, and some kind of fibrous or organic material , which the builders shape into bricks using frames and dry in the sun. Adobe buildings are similar to cob and mudbrick buildings. Adobe structures are extremely durable, and account for...
, Oct 3,2011