![]() ![]() ![]() ApplicationsĪpplication support just started to show up with Adobe shipping new versions of Photoshop and Illustrator. Operating system support is now there in both MacOS High Sierra and Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (enabling you to access the ‘named instances’ within variable fonts, such as ‘bold’ or ‘light condensed’). ![]() Get involved! Follow along and participate in the discussion about evolving support in CSS, you can do that over here. ![]() Jen Simmons was kind enough to point me here to follow along with progress in Firefox, and you can follow development in Edge here. Support is in active development in Edge and Firefox, but no firm word on when that will launch fully in either browser. Let’s look at what they are and how they’re different from what’s currently the norm:Īs of today (October 22nd, 2017), you can see variable fonts in action in Safari (MacOS High Sierra and iOS 11) and in the latest version of Chrome (62) on both Mac and Windows. Let me take a moment and recap what Variable Fonts are, and a bit about why they’re going to be such a significant development on the web and on other digital platforms. Considering that this week (September 14th to be precise) marks the one year anniversary of the announcement of Variable Fonts, it’s a remarkable state of affairs indeed. I had conversations daily with folks from the major driving forces (Adobe, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Monotype, Type Network) to individual designers and independent foundries on topics ranging from use cases to implementation techniques, and of course about licensing. Starting with 3 of the workshops on Tuesday, to 6 or 7 talks that touched on them, to the release of iOS 11 with support for Variable Fonts enabled by default - it was certainly a pretty momentous week. ATypI in particular was host to an amazing collection of characters and companies involved in their development and use. It’s a few weeks on from ATypI Montréal, and between that event, TypeCon in Boston just before, and more recent announcements at AdobeMAX, there’s a lot to talk about with Variable Fonts. ![]()
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