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by tonywebster 4568 days ago
I wish they were more transparent about the components used for the site, specifically for licensing purposes.

Example: The demo site uses Proxima Nova, which is loaded via Typekit. That's not an open source font, there's nothing documenting that they have a sublicensing/resale license, which means it's an added cost to someone to either license each weight of the typeface ($29 per weight, and I think I count 8 weights = $232). Alternatively, that font is only available in the Typekit $49.99/year plan, which imposes pageview limits. The typeface really seals the deal and adds to the emotion of the page, and could be a big disappointment or added cost to someone. Certainly, startups don't need the drama of being accused of copyright infringement.
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abcd_f 4568 days ago
You can self-host Proxima Nova for $29 per weight ... drum-roll ... of one time payment.

http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/marksimonson/proxima-nova/buy.h...

PS. By the way, Mark Simonson was one of the first type designers to experiment with liberal web-friendly licensing and would you just look how well Proxima is doing these days.

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