It's an exciting time in the world of real type on the web. With most modern browsers now supporting the css @font-face property in some way, the emergence of font-hosting services, and interim replacement methods like cufon getting a lot of attention, the time feels right to stop relying on cumbersome image-replacement techniques to display dynamic text with real, rich typography. Unfortunately, it's not exactly that easy, as font license agreements, and the need for type foundries to protect their intellectual property has put a bit of hold on widespread use of @font-face - and has led to some confusion over what, exactly is allowed and supported.

While there is certainly no shortage of articles on the matter, we at Odopod needed a central place to keep the latest information on the various techniques, links to useful resources, and lists of the pros and cons and rendering implications of each method. We put together this handy reference page (a work in constant progress, which we will update as necessary) to meet these needs. As foundries and browser-makers continue to move towards a solution that will ideally result in an accepted universal standard, this discussion is constantly shifting. Hopefully this page will act as a guidepost to help navigate the current state of things.

We love odosketch and we love you. In celebration of these things that we love, we have selected some our favorite heart-felt odosketches to share. Happy Valentines Day!

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AIGA's 2009 Fall Gala was full of fun surprises as members of the Bay Area design community were invited to create a custom skate deck as the main centerpiece of the event. Designers and design studios alike contributed both elegantly simple and extravagantly complex designs making the gallery of boards beautifully versatile and impressively creative. From pieces tricked out with video to pieces intricately carved in fine detail, there was an awesome skate deck for everyone.

We went with elegantly simple with a "digital twist" route, incorporating a Nike Plus device into the board to communicate the future of digital technology. We had a lot of fun dreaming up ideas and even more fun seeing all the other designs come to life at the event.

(Photo courtesy of AIGA)

If you're in San Francisco this Thursday, come join us and other talented designers at AIGA'a Fall Gala: Hung Up. This year, the AIGA has invited many talented artists and studios to design a custom skate deck that will be auctioned off during the evening. Odopod will be there to represent our digitally inspired deck so come join us from 6:30-9:30 at the Galleria at the San Francisco Design Center.

Event details available on the AIGA site »

Here's a fun little gallery of Halloween Inspired sketches created by the talented artists of odosketch. Enjoy!

Get to know the world of GO with this video tutorial of BFGoodrich Nation of GO, a new launch in collaboration with The Martin Agency. Join the community, start exploring nationofgo.com and let us know what you think!

The Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago is one of our favorite projects so we're especially honored that Communication Arts has named the site as Webpick of the Week!

Congrats to everyone who made the life of the museum come alive on the web.

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odosketch is a Flash drawing application that Odopod created back in 2005 for a design feature on Adobe.com. The original intention was for a small group of us and our friends to collaboratively create sketches together.

Since the original launch, over 20,000 sketches have been made and we've received a ton of positive feedback and comments. Naturally we listened to all that you've had to say and relaunched a new and improved version of the site.

Create a sketch, save your sketch, or watch other sketches being redrawn right in front of you in a style the feels like an actual sketchbook. We feature the best ones so make yours good.

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Adobe asked Odopod to help them tell the story of how a multidisciplinary digital agency like Odopod uses Creative Suite 4 Master Collection to move fluidly, save time and save money on all of our creative work.

Odopod Creative Director Albert Poon takes us inside the design of Routesy 2.0, an iPhone app that helps get San Francisco and Bay Area commuters from A to B using real-time public transit information.

Discover how we battled our way through the slew of ugly interfaces, spent valuable time considering design details and nuances and planned what's up next for Odopod and Routesy.

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