FontFamous
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webfont
SHOW HN2016
How HN took it
4 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 3 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score +0.09.
Design: 1 for, 1 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful idea for monochrome logo display
From 2 comments
Very cool! Using a font is a great idea for monochrome cases. A few years ago I tried my hand at a similar project[0], but using SVG, CSS, and hand-written sizing[1] for each…
ianstormtaylor on HNThat's actually pretty cool.
jbverschoor on HN
Font delivery avoids image assets and keeps logos current via community
From 1 comment
``` > Stop wasting time searching Google Images ``` I don't think there's much of an advantage in development time to find, download, and implement this over doing the same with…
OJFord on HN
Objections
Logos are not optically sized, so mixed widths look uneven
From 2 comments
This would probably be more useful if they were optically the same size. Looks like it's currently basically a monospaced font. E.g. The New York Times is illegible next to CNN.
tobr on HNIt isn't really a technical problem, so I don't think it makes sense to look for a technical solution. But it's not complicated; like kerning and optical adjustment of letter…
tobr on HN
Collection is too small to be useful
From 2 comments
You got some potential there, but you need to grow that collection by several orders of magnitude.
atmosx on HNYou're suggesting the author expands the list at least from 28 to 280 logos (or maybe 2800?). What exactly are you expecting to get for free?
chm on HN
Using company logos may not be legal without permission
From 2 comments
Is it legal to show their logos on one's site without permission?
personjerry on HNNo.
Gogogoforit on HN
Requests
Add more logos to the collection
From 2 comments
You got some potential there, but you need to grow that collection by several orders of magnitude.
atmosx on HNYou're suggesting the author expands the list at least from 28 to 280 logos (or maybe 2800?). What exactly are you expecting to get for free?
chm on HN
Optical size adjustment for logos
From 2 comments
This would probably be more useful if they were optically the same size. Looks like it's currently basically a monospaced font. E.g. The New York Times is illegible next to CNN.
tobr on HNI was curious about how we might be able to solve that. Not entirely sure. Open to css based solutions!
ada1981 on HN
Questions
Is it legal to show logos without permission
From 1 comment
Is it legal to show their logos on one's site without permission?
personjerry on HN
Why the class name is prefixed with pr
From 1 comment
Any specific reason why the class name is prefixed with `pr`? :)
kenrick95 on HN
Alternatives named
Hand-made SVG and CSS logo collection
From 1 comment
Very cool! Using a font is a great idea for monochrome cases. A few years ago I tried my hand at a similar project[0], but using SVG, CSS, and hand-written sizing[1] for each…
ianstormtaylor on HN
Here Are Some Logos tumblr
From 1 comment
http://herearesomelogos.tumblr.com/
swanson on HN