I’ll start with the examples more close to home. Who Uses the Proxima Nova Webfont for Body Text? I thought it was still something for geeks. Then I went on checking paid fonts and discovered this typography trend while at it: I was surprised that one of the most popular webfonts seems to be Proxima Nova. “There is no such thing as a good free font”. Last but not least professional graphic designers usually say things like: Also most of them are hosted by Google so that the Internet giant can track your visitors. The free fonts were not good enough though. Why just sans-serif? Serif fonts do not work for small type on the Web in my opinion. I’ve checked most of the free sans-serif fonts available. Proxima Nova is among the most popular premium webfonts for that purpose. I promised to find the best fonts for body text readability. Why Not Choose a Free Webfont from Google Fonts?
This time I want to show you an actual example – the Proxima Nova webfont.
Only some webfonts work for body text – not just headlines!
Last time I’ve written about how Microsoft made the Web ugly and how so called webfonts are probably a solution alas a difficult one.
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