Dilemma with fonts for website. My sites look like newsbie made them...

[MrVon]

Thats one of the reasons i don't like making sites from scratch, i can come up with fine looking design, the text (fonts) always looks like its page made from MS Front Page template...
e.g.

I cannot seem to chose right font whatever i chose in Dreamweaver out of how many 7 fonts does not look professional.Even fonts in this forum menu looking better than the best font i can find for my site.

Is there some font generation tool or any advice on how i make fonts look better without sacrificing compatibility.

 

[v2Media]

Bollocks! If you cant make a design look professional with arial, veranda, and the other standard fonts, don't blame the fonts. Someone is to blame, but it aint the fonts.

 

[bcee]

Bollocks! If you cant make a design look professional with arial, veranda, and the other standard fonts, don't blame the fonts. Someone is to blame, but it aint the fonts.

Well stated.

If you really want more options use an alternative like @font-face.

 

[LouTheDesigner]

You just need to use CSS to do the following:

1. Adjust coloring
2. Maybe change kerning
3. Maybe change line height

-Lou

 

[Paultbk]

Hi, check out cufon fonts. Basically with some javascript it will transform text to whatever fonts you want (within legal rights of course) I never use it to replace all my font but I use it alot to get H1 fonts to look exactly like the PSD files. Your right, sometimes Arial and the Web safe font crew just doesn't cut it.

 

[v2Media]

The problem of the design still not looking up to par with system fonts will still exist if you go the js font replace route. Should the visitor have js disabled, system fonts will display.

So - make sure the gfx look as good as possible with system fonts first - then go the js route.

 

[Paultbk]

Yeah, I agree with you there, You should be able to make a good replica of a photoshop Arial, or whatever font, via css , but if you want a perfect copy, cufon is the way to go.