I'm really looking forward to releasing the iOS apps for Readability on March 1. I Feel honoured to have worked with H&FJ for the typography - their faces are just so perfect on screen.
Looks fantastic. The notched slider for text size selection is very interesting. We were trying to figure out how that sort of notched behaviour would work for touch the other day.
Alexander: Unsurprisingly, character sets, like Russian don't exist in most fonts. In cases like this the app renders the articles in resident iOS fonts.
I sincerely hope Sentinel is in there. Vitesse/Forza is a beautiful face at display sizes but I don't see it being a suitable choice for running text. Not sure why it was included as an option here, when readability's core aesthetic is all about, um, readable text.
Idan: Sentinel is in. Vitesse is remarkably readable - I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. Most font changes in the app take a few minutes to become accustom to (not just Vitesse). On a related note, when I asked Jonathan Hoefler what 5 fonts he'd have chosen for the app his answer included all of the fonts we've chosen, including Vitesse. All that said, I recognizing it's not for everyone, which is why there are 4 other great choices. Mine is the default, Mercury.
I'll endeavor to keep an open mind about Vitesse. It (and its sans cousin, Forza) is one of my go-to faces for techy-but-classy display copy; I've also used it for small amounts of running text set large.
If anybody can change my mind about it, you guys can. Can't wait for the app to drop!
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I'm really looking forward to releasing the iOS apps for Readability on March 1. I Feel honoured to have worked with H&FJ for the typography - their faces are just so perfect on screen.
http://www.readability.com/ios
Many were involved in this. Travis Hines being a key player on the design side.
http://dribbble.com/travishines
about 1 year ago
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Tim Lum
Good things come to those that wait...
about 1 year ago
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Jack Bingham
Nailed it. Great work.
about 1 year ago
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Matt Sawmiller
So sexy.
about 1 year ago
Vitesse translates to sexayyy, right? Can't wait until Thursday.
about 1 year ago
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André Visockis
the whole thing is looking great! now for the fonts, I am drooling since I saw the video earlier today...
about 1 year ago
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Alexander Ustinov
I hope you all don't forget that font must be multilingual ;)
looking forward
about 1 year ago
Looks fantastic. The notched slider for text size selection is very interesting. We were trying to figure out how that sort of notched behaviour would work for touch the other day.
about 1 year ago
Alexander: Unsurprisingly, character sets, like Russian don't exist in most fonts. In cases like this the app renders the articles in resident iOS fonts.
about 1 year ago
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Aaron Alfred
Great work.
about 1 year ago
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Cory Hughes
Ohohohohohoho... *Liked*
about 1 year ago
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Stefan Nitzsche
Wow, I can't wait to see it!
about 1 year ago
nice
about 1 year ago
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James Madson
That is a beautiful UI. Great work!
about 1 year ago
Can't wait.
about 1 year ago
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Rok Benedik
Let the good times roll :)
about 1 year ago
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Andrew Korytsev
looks very nice!
about 1 year ago
I sincerely hope Sentinel is in there. Vitesse/Forza is a beautiful face at display sizes but I don't see it being a suitable choice for running text. Not sure why it was included as an option here, when readability's core aesthetic is all about, um, readable text.
about 1 year ago
Idan: Sentinel is in. Vitesse is remarkably readable - I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. Most font changes in the app take a few minutes to become accustom to (not just Vitesse). On a related note, when I asked Jonathan Hoefler what 5 fonts he'd have chosen for the app his answer included all of the fonts we've chosen, including Vitesse. All that said, I recognizing it's not for everyone, which is why there are 4 other great choices. Mine is the default, Mercury.
about 1 year ago
That's great news!
I'll endeavor to keep an open mind about Vitesse. It (and its sans cousin, Forza) is one of my go-to faces for techy-but-classy display copy; I've also used it for small amounts of running text set large.
If anybody can change my mind about it, you guys can. Can't wait for the app to drop!
about 1 year ago
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Eddy Gann
Success.
about 1 year ago
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Joshua Taylor
This looks so smooth. Bonus points because Vitesse is a personal favorite.
about 1 year ago