Roel NieskensJun 18
Roel Nieskens

Would you rather pay 💰💰💰💰💰 up front for a webfont and be done with it?

Or pay 💰 monthly/annually?

And would you like to receive the relevant CSS for your webfont, or would you like to figure it out yourself?

Please fill in http://fontstand.com/survey and help make (web)font (licensing) better!

#typography #webdev #CSS #fonts

The Font User Survey (14 min) by Fontstand

We are interested in learning more about the use of typography in the graphic design industry. How do you use type? How do you license it? And what do you value about it? Help us answer these questions and get a Fontstand font pack!

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Show threadlil5  🚲 🇳🇱Jun 17
@pixelambacht I’d rather have both options, the first I get with no updates, the second I get with promise that if the webfont gets an update I can download those free of charge as long as I’m still subscribed.
Show threadRoel NieskensJun 17
@lil5 That's fair! If you have a moment, please fill in the survey so the folks at FontStand will know!
Show threadBold MondayJun 17
@pixelambacht @lil5 Our web font licenses are one time payments only and registered users will still be notified when updates are available.
Show threadKerrick Long (code)Jun 17

@pixelambacht

> A special license is required to use the Font Software on letter form goods for sale, electronic books, game playing devices, […]

This, from the “free” font agreement, is exactly the kind of annoying minutiae I have no interest in keeping track of. I’m going to skip downloading these, even at no cost, because I don’t want to risk accidentally infringing.

Show threadRoel NieskensJun 17
@kerrick Very much agreed. Similarly, I was a bit disappointed there was no mention of web, which I suppose means you can't use these as webfonts.
Show threadNick SloanJun 17

@pixelambacht @Meyerweb I’d love to get the CSS for it, as long as it is not in the one family per face format that is shockingly common output from type designers.

Always prefer one time over monthly, though it has never been clear to me what happens when I cross the views threshold (do I buy the next tier at full price?) and monthly would make that clear.

Show threadWilliam O'ConnellJun 17
@pixelambacht Honestly I wouldn't do either? It's not really about the money I just do not have the patience to deal with proprietary licenses for JS libraries, fonts, icons, etc. It feels like paying for the opportunity to be sued later. If I was still doing freelance I guess I'd be open to a Patreon-type model where you pay for access to the files but the license is open. I'm probably just not their target market though.
Show threadRoel NieskensJun 17
@williamoconnell Yeah, it's *another* money thing to keep track of. On the other hand, type designers should be paid for their work.
Show threadEgor KloosJun 18
@pixelambacht My blog has a fonts that I've paid up-front for, I'm very happy with them. I even get updates!
However, I'd be happier to pay for an annuall font cert to allow for the updates. This stuff takes a fair amount of work. If they're worth using, they're worth paying for.