Problems loading local fonts with font-family
I'm investigating a problem with loading locally installed fonts in Windows 7. It's a weird one this, and it only seems to affect Firefox and IE9/10, or, those browsers that use DirectWrite.
So, you want an app?
Earlier this year, I was lucky enough to meet Josh Clark at FOWD. I'd been reading his articles about flagship apps and content first, and I was very keen to have a chat with him about a discussion I'd had with a client. I had been discussing which platform they should be targeting, and depending upon who I was talking to at the client (and their opinions on the goals of the project) the decision on a choice of platform was different.
Developers need inspiration to survive
It's been quite a few months since I've been really inspired to do something. The last time I was truly inspired was after watching The Social Network: the film about the origins of Facebook. It's a tale about a man and some friends who was driven to create a service that everyone on campus, and eventually the world, would use.
Adobe's Acquisition of Nitobi and TypeKit - Great for them, not so much for us
Adobe has done the unthinkable, it's actually bought two companies worth giving a crap about. Nitobi, makers of PhoneGap, and TypeKit, pioneers of the CSS3 web-font game, have been acquired by Adobe.
Sketchnotes from LWS3D - A 50-line WebGL app
After a summer break, London Web Standards was back with an evening of WebGL with Ilmari Heikkenen from Google and a short demo from Carlos Ulloa of HelloEnjoy. Sketchnotes are below