http://blog.youworkforthem.com Good Design Needs Good Fonts Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:30:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 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 http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2012/01/16/top-10-fonts-of-2011/ http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2012/01/16/top-10-fonts-of-2011/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:49:32 +0000 YouWorkForThem http://blog.youworkforthem.com/?p=2566
It's that time once again, and as the man said, "The line it is drawn, the curse it is cast. The slow one now, will later be fast." Since we wrote last year’s Top 10 Fonts post, we've increased our font options from 6500 to over 12,000. That's a big Twinkie! Not to mention, with [...]]]> http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2012/01/16/top-10-fonts-of-2011/feed/ 0 http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2012/01/09/thank-you-thank-you-very-much/ http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2012/01/09/thank-you-thank-you-very-much/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:12:52 +0000 YouWorkForThem http://blog.youworkforthem.com/?p=2527
2012: Some folks think we're in for a change on 12/21. Some folks are all about the 1-2. And for others, 2112 is the jam. In the end, it's all about the numbers--and we have some big ones to share. Between YWFT and Nanamee, we now offer over 50,000 stock designs for sale. We showcase [...]]]> http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2012/01/09/thank-you-thank-you-very-much/feed/ 0 http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2011/12/14/adventures-with-tomos/ http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2011/12/14/adventures-with-tomos/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 03:02:05 +0000 YouWorkForThem http://blog.youworkforthem.com/?p=2511
Adam Bognar sent us this short he and Benjamin Taft put together of their latest travels, which has a nice use of YWFT Hannah in the titles. Great video guys, but next time you better invite us along as well!]]> http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2011/12/14/adventures-with-tomos/feed/ 0 http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2011/12/12/step-outside-the-line/ http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2011/12/12/step-outside-the-line/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:00:38 +0000 YouWorkForThem http://blog.youworkforthem.com/?p=2500
Join us in welcoming our latest Type Foundry to YouWorkForThem, Outside The Line (OTL). Hailing from the USA, OTL has created numerous icon fonts that have gone on to win prestigious type awards from organizations like U&lc. For this month only, enjoy seven select OTL titles marked 25% OFF the regular price.]]> http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2011/12/12/step-outside-the-line/feed/ 0 http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2011/12/09/type-foundries-designers-listings/ http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2011/12/09/type-foundries-designers-listings/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:52:46 +0000 YouWorkForThem http://blog.youworkforthem.com/?p=2489
We now provide a complete listing of the YWFT Type Foundries. We leave no stone unturned when finding the absolute best type foundries in the world. But don't take our word for it — let the numbers speak for themselves. YouWorkForThem currently (December 9, 2011) showcases the work of 128 foundries, from 27 different countries, each one hand-picked. If you're [...]]]> http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2011/12/09/type-foundries-designers-listings/feed/ 0 http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2011/12/08/autosuggest/ http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2011/12/08/autosuggest/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:15:17 +0000 YouWorkForThem http://blog.youworkforthem.com/?p=2445
Last week we updated our site with dozens of new features like TypeBrowser™ and the new Mobile Font Licenses. Another one of these updates was a little hidden gem, AutoSuggest. Now when you begin typing a few characters into the search box (top right of our shop, not this blog) the form will begin to [...]]]> http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2011/12/08/autosuggest/feed/ 0 http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2011/09/19/mpy-tiger-translate-beijing-china/ http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2011/09/19/mpy-tiger-translate-beijing-china/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:47:21 +0000 YouWorkForThem http://www.youworkforthem.com/blog/?p=2439
Our Creative Director, Michael Paul Young, has been invited to visit China this weekend and take part in Beijing Design Week. MPY will be composing a digital artwork live (Double Vision) during the Tiger Translate Battle of the Bands event. An open platform for creatives anywhere in the world, Double Vision calls for photographers to [...]]]> http://blog.youworkforthem.com/2011/09/19/mpy-tiger-translate-beijing-china/feed/ 1