Do you need a typeface with at least 5 styles for your next project? Bold 400, light 200? These fixed styles are a legacy of the printing process, when fonts were cast in lead. These ties to the past are about to dissolve with new advancements in typography technology. Variable fonts are a new font file that can pack several font styles all in one small file. Learn how variable fonts can be used for typography and now for icons with the newly launched Material Symbols.
Resources:
Google Fonts → https://goo.gle/3rbxC1g
Material Design Website → https://goo.gle/3uwGOzD
Codelab → https://goo.gle/variable-fonts-lab
Demo → https://goo.gle/about-variable-type
Google Fonts Twitter → https://goo.gle/3KhynN5
Material Design Twitter → https://goo.gle/3LlbXMg
Figma plugin → https://goo.gle/material-symbols-figma
Speakers: Sehee Lee, Tobias Kunisch, Michael Gilbert
Watch more:
All Google I/O 2022 Sessions → https://goo.gle/IO22_AllSessions
Material Design at Google I/O 2022 → https://goo.gle/IO22_MaterialDesign
All Google I/O 2022 technical sessions → https://goo.gle/IO22_Sessions
Subscribe to the Material Design channel → https://goo.gle/MaterialDesign
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