October 7, 2009 update: I returned to FLIR. I didn’t notice much of a different in pageload time and I there’s only one or two fonts available from Fontburner that I actually like. So, yay, it’s back to Freehand 471 for me!
Today I changed fonts. I went from Freehand 471, which I really like, to a font called Inkydinky. Silly name, but then most fonts have silly names. I changed because I was playing around with Fontburner and it seemed quicker and less taxing than FLIR, which is what I was previously using. I didn’t like the way that FLIR loaded up the headings’ default font and then switched over to the fancy font. I thought the pages looked sort of blinky. Fontburner stores the fonts for your WordPress site on their server. Unfortunately, Fontburner’s server appears to be slow and their font choices are rather limited. Thus, I am stuck with Inkydinky. I might play around and experiment with other fonts, but coding the weight, line height and font size was a pain in the ass. Additionally, it seems that Fontburner strips anchors off of links so I’ve had to re-link all my anchors that are on headings. Pain in the ass. Either way, though, it was fun to explore the font offerings at Fontburner. I adore fonts. I could play with them for days. I wish I understood typography and design better, though.
