Helvetica Neue web/PC usage
Is there any way to use Helvetica Neue for a webdesign and have it render well on a PC. There is no @fontface version that I know of. I need a solution that has light weights that will render well on a PC. Anyone? I could sure use the help.
G
25.Oct.2011 4.00pm
The only way I know of is use fonts.com's service.
http://webfonts.fonts.com/en-US/Project/ChooseFonts#keyword%3DHelvetica%...
there might be a better way, but this seems to be the best way. (note: it still looks ugly on WinXP version of firefox, chrome, ie 7 and under....pretty much everything that doesn't anti-alias)
25.Oct.2011 4.02pm
http://webfonts.fonts.com/en-US/Project/ChooseFonts?ViewDetails=T&ViewFo... Good enough?
25.Oct.2011 4.07pm
The one I linked to has pretty decent hinting. It's hard to navigate their site, that's all. Monotype probably have some of the best truetype hinters in the world. The ultra light had some issues in mid sizes, but the light looks fairly nice, judging by the small sample.
25.Oct.2011 4.08pm
thanks frode, learn something new everyday
26.Oct.2011 8.43am
I saw it in use on http://telus.com. I don't think they are using externally hosted version, so perhaps ask fonts.com a question and reference Telus usage?
26.Oct.2011 8.52am
As of two years ago, there weren't any options, but Linotype now licenses it for use on the web:
http://www.linotype.com/6309/webfontservice.html
31.Oct.2011 5.25am
Hi everyone,
I represent Fonts.com Web Fonts and if there's any additional help we can provide please let us know! We offer Helvetica Neue in our Web Fonts program and self hosting is now available. Please get in touch with me on here or via twitter @fontscom if there's anything we can do to help.
28.Nov.2011 2.10pm
Thanks everyone. I couldn't find a @fontface version of Helvetica Neue that worked cross platform. Maybe it is just me being thick. I did find a that Nimbus Sans Novus is avail in a CSS @fontface version. Thanks again and feel free to correct me if I'm wrong on the @fontface Helvetica Neue issue.
G
28.Nov.2011 4.57pm
What was the issue? Did you try the versions at Linotype and Fonts.com?
2.Dec.2011 1.58am
@aluminum: I think Gus just want to stick with css3 and didn't want add JavaScript unless he have to (or 20 other reasons).
@Gus Helvetica Neue (most fonts) aren't made for browsers. That is why typekit/fonts.com had to re-work them to look ok on different browser.
further reading: Typekit's Tim Brown discussing about type rendering on browsers.
http://blog.typekit.com/category/type-rendering/
7.Dec.2011 2.36pm
@jwchen I Don't think there's any reason why you'd have to use JS. Linotype will let you host the fonts if you want to.