Couldn't have said this better myself, detailed FAQ to follow. Thank you Max.
On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 12:22 AM, Max <[email protected]> wrote: > The choice of the 'right' fonts is very situation-dependent. A font > that's perfect for body copy might be terrible for headlines, and vice > versa. Therefore, the selection of typefaces can not be left to the > operating system, because as you rightly pointed out, it will always use > the same default font. While that default font probably isn't the worst of > all fonts for any situation, it is certainly not the best. > > However, delivering the best experience must be our goal. Therefore, it is > important that the decisions which font to use in which situation is > consciously made. Using a font stack is just a good practice to ensure that > users who can't load webfonts or whatever still get a font that was picked > carefully to suit the situation. That way, we as designers can still > deliver the best possible experience even to users who for whatever reason > can't use our first font choice. > > best, max > @awesomephant > > _______________________________________________ > Design mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/design > >
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