Playing with Georgia

Georgia is a timeless typeface that comes free on almost every computer. No CDN, no @font-face, no extra requests. At the defaults it's soft and classy -- the kind of look that still holds up. A little negative tracking and a slight vertical stretch go a long way. I've been poking at it for a bit and figured I'd write down what stuck. Before / after Default Georgia The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Letters sit a little wide, lines feel short, and the defaults read soft and familiar. Tight + stretched The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Same face, less space between letters, glyphs pulled a little taller. Same font. Different posture. Headlines too Default headline Why women kill Tight + stretched Why women kill Default spacing Le Mythe de Sisyphe Default -- tight Le Mythe de Sisyphe Same move, dialed up, tighter tracking, and more stretch. The overlay eases from default into tight. The knobs that matter 1. Pull the tracking in Georgia's default spacing is generous.…