1. React
  2. JSConf Asia
  3. 2019
  4. Variable Fonts and the Flexible Nature of Screens and Devices

Variable Fonts and the Flexible Nature of Screens and Devices

Mandy Michael at JSConf Asia 2019

Variable Fonts allow typography on the web to adapt to the flexible nature of screens, environments and devices. We can use variable fonts with pre-existing technologies to improve our font performance, design, accessibility and usability of our websites. We can start to design our typography to adjust to various inputs, situations or events which might allow us to modify our fonts to aid in storytelling, or achieve improved readability and legibility in different situations, environments or on larger or smaller screens. Let’s begin to explore new and exciting creative opportunities for storytelling, design and expression in ways standard fonts could never provide us. This is just the beginning of our journey to discover what we can do with variable fonts.