http://blog.youworkforthem.com Good Design Needs Good Fonts Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:53:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2013/02/28/the-next-level-of-user-customization/ http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2013/02/28/the-next-level-of-user-customization/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:52:17 +0000 YouWorkForThem http://blog.youworkforthem.com/?p=2891
YouWorkForThem received a request from Belgium/NYC-based startup Checkthis to create a custom Embed Subscription License for their "social poster" service, which enables users to create compellingly-designed posters and share them with friends, merging the functionality of Instagram and Tumblr. YouWorkForThem worked quickly with founder Frédéric della Faille to quote and deliver a custom, multi-font Embed [...]]]> http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2013/02/28/the-next-level-of-user-customization/feed/ 0 http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2013/02/21/youworkforthem-valve-corporation-customizing-the-steam-ui/ http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2013/02/21/youworkforthem-valve-corporation-customizing-the-steam-ui/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 07:26:01 +0000 YouWorkForThem http://blog.youworkforthem.com/?p=2864
YouWorkForThem received a request from the video game development company Valve Corporation to create a custom license for their digital distribution service, Steam. YouWorkForThem worked closely with Valve to write a simple, affordable Custom Application License covering cross-platform embeds for the font Motiva Sans, from the Brazilian foundry Plau (Niramekko). The project then evolved to [...]]]> http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2013/02/21/youworkforthem-valve-corporation-customizing-the-steam-ui/feed/ 0 http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2013/01/21/top-fonts-of-2012/ http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2013/01/21/top-fonts-of-2012/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 06:01:01 +0000 YouWorkForThem http://blog.youworkforthem.com/?p=2818
As Dr. Seuss said, "How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn." And just like that, it's time once again for the Top Ten Fonts. Since we wrote last year’s Top Ten post, we’ve increased our font [...]]]> http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2013/01/21/top-fonts-of-2012/feed/ 0 http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2013/01/04/the-new-nanamee-better-stock-art-better-design/ http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2013/01/04/the-new-nanamee-better-stock-art-better-design/#comments Sat, 05 Jan 2013 00:00:44 +0000 YouWorkForThem http://blog.youworkforthem.com/?p=2810
Since its inception in 2009, Nanamee has grown to include over 25,000 curated stock images, vectors and audio, in a community that has grown to over 10,000 members. Now, we are very proud to present The New Nanamee, and we hope you'll agree with us that it is simply the most elegant, efficient way to [...]]]> http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2013/01/04/the-new-nanamee-better-stock-art-better-design/feed/ 0 http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2012/06/28/when-cheap-and-easy-are-classy-words/ http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2012/06/28/when-cheap-and-easy-are-classy-words/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:00:08 +0000 YouWorkForThem http://blog.youworkforthem.com/?p=2798
In the four months since we launched WebFonts here at YouWorkForThem, we've seen a big jump in our business, thanks to customers like Coca-Cola, Starbucks, West Elm, Chronicle Books, and many others. We're no mathmagicians, but we think that's mainly because our pricing is so straightforward and easy for our customers to understand. People like [...]]]> http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2012/06/28/when-cheap-and-easy-are-classy-words/feed/ 0 http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2012/06/07/without-continual-growth-success-has-no-meaning/ http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2012/06/07/without-continual-growth-success-has-no-meaning/#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2012 05:50:41 +0000 YouWorkForThem http://blog.youworkforthem.com/?p=2780
Summer's here (for those of us in the northern hemisphere) and the time is right, and as always we've been busy behind the scenes here at YouWorkForThem. We've got some cool new features, tweaks, and general change-for-the-better to announce, so buckle up and watch the blinking lights. First up, you can now easily upgrade your [...]]]> http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2012/06/07/without-continual-growth-success-has-no-meaning/feed/ 0 http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2012/04/24/affiliates-now-earn-20-percent/ http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2012/04/24/affiliates-now-earn-20-percent/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:00:35 +0000 YouWorkForThem http://blog.youworkforthem.com/?p=2770
Good news! We just doubled the amount you can make as a YWFT Affiliate. Yup, you can now make 20% on each order you send our way. This amazing new update starts today for all current Affiliates, and for all future Affiliates. Sign up today!]]> http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2012/04/24/affiliates-now-earn-20-percent/feed/ 0 http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2012/02/22/without-change-something-sleeps-within-us/ http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2012/02/22/without-change-something-sleeps-within-us/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:05:02 +0000 YouWorkForThem http://blog.youworkforthem.com/?p=2748
Two weeks ago, we quietly changed our whole game and introduced YouWorkForThem WebFonts to the world...and now we've changed everything else! Ladies and Gents, it's the all-new YouWorkForThem.com! Well, okay, maybe not ALL new. But a lot has changed, and it's not just a more streamlined look with a new header, new navigation, and myriad [...]]]> http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2012/02/22/without-change-something-sleeps-within-us/feed/ 0 http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2012/02/13/ywft-webfonts-design-and-efficiency-together-at-last/ http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2012/02/13/ywft-webfonts-design-and-efficiency-together-at-last/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:22:38 +0000 YouWorkForThem http://blog.youworkforthem.com/?p=2729
Ever since the "@font-face" CSS declaration, font providers have been scrambling to implement options, and let's face it--most have been less than ideal. We've all tried to figure out confusing lists of unnecessary options, when all we wanted was some quick design options. And more than once we've been confronted by subscription payments and intrusive [...]]]> http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2012/02/13/ywft-webfonts-design-and-efficiency-together-at-last/feed/ 0 http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2012/02/06/as-one-sale-ends-another-begins/ http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2012/02/06/as-one-sale-ends-another-begins/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:35:32 +0000 YouWorkForThem http://blog.youworkforthem.com/?p=2721
We are happy to announce another amazing sale for the month of February. All fonts designed by LatinoType, Los Andes Type & MendozaVergara will be 40% off for this month only. With prices starting as low as FREE, you won't want to miss this unique and amazing opportunity. Sale ends March 1, 2012]]> http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2012/02/06/as-one-sale-ends-another-begins/feed/ 0 http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2012/01/20/apple-ibooks-youworkforthem-fonts/ http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2012/01/20/apple-ibooks-youworkforthem-fonts/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:01:09 +0000 YouWorkForThem http://blog.youworkforthem.com/?p=2699
Yesterday, Apple held an education keynote event, where they introduced a number of software products that will help to reinvent how students learn. Chief among these is their iBooks Author application, which allows users to create their own textbooks for the iPad 2. Now anyone can create iBooks--and not just textbooks for education, but cookbooks, [...]]]> http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2012/01/20/apple-ibooks-youworkforthem-fonts/feed/ 0 http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2012/01/18/no-sopa-no-pipa/ http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2012/01/18/no-sopa-no-pipa/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:18:29 +0000 YouWorkForThem http://blog.youworkforthem.com/?p=2679
With major destinations like Google, Wikipedia and Craigslist dark today to protest SOPA/PIPA, our minds are on what the internet might be like if these catastrophic bills are allowed to pass. We think you shouldn't punish the majority for the acts of a few. And we're software providers--we know what it's like to have our [...]]]> http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2012/01/18/no-sopa-no-pipa/feed/ 0