A very brief look at where certain aspects of typography on the web are today — specifically, methods for replacing OS defaults with other typefaces.
The slides are guides used for a quick (15-20 minute) talk at Refresh Lauderdale, rather than informational, with the exception of the references section at the end, which includes many great resources for typography in general, as well as for setting type on the web in all forms.
27. books
The Elements of Typographic Style
Robert Bringhurst
Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works
Erik Spiekermann & E.M. Ginger
The Non-Designer’s Type Book
Robin Williams
Designing with Type: The Essential Guide to Typography
James Craig
Thinking With Type: A Critical Guide
Ellen Lupton
Web Standards Creativity
Multiple Authors
28. links
The Elements of Typographic Style Applied to the Web
http://webtypography.net/
Setting Type on the Web to a Baseline Grid
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/settingtypeontheweb
5 Simple Steps to Better Typography
http://markboulton.co.uk/articles/detail/five_simple_ »
steps_to_better_typography/
CSS with Vertical Rhythm
http://drewish.com/tools/vertical-rhythm
Compose to a Vertical Rhythm
http://24ways.org/2006/compose-to-a-vertical-rhythm
CSS @ Ten
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/cssatten
30. links
Web Fonts Test Suite
http://jontangerine.com/silo/typography/web-fonts/
Converting OTF or TTF to EOT
http://snook.ca/archives/html_and_css/screencast-converting-ttf2eot
Become a Font Embedding Master
http://snook.ca/archives/html_and_css/becoming-a-font-embedding-master
Type Does Not Look Exactly The Same in Every Browser
http://forabeautifulweb.com/blog/about/ »
type_does_not_look_exactly_the_same_in_every_browser/
Nice Web Type
http://nicewebtype.com/
I Love Typography
http://ilovetypography.com/