VFWTF?
summary
History from 2016 to now and concrete tradeoffs: variable fonts link related outlines so one file replaces many, shrinking downloads and improving web performance; browsers (not IE) support them, design apps vary—Photoshop/Illustrator yes, InDesign later, After Effects no native support, Figma pending, Office unlikely; axes include weight width slant optical-size axes and custom axes let designers make Dartmouth axis for dark mode or responsive width for AR; pricing and licensing remain unresolved but practical demos show one-file multi-instance sites working well.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Start
- 1:23Variable Fonts
- 2:17System Fonts
- 2:36The Flash of Invisible Text
- 12:19Weight Axis
- 12:31Width Axis
- 12:42Slant Axis
- 18:08Browser Support
- 20:20The Costs of Variable Funds
- 26:55Dark Mode Settings
- 27:29Dartmouth Axis
- 32:51Link Your Variable Phone To Live Data
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