At the moment, Humm and Strumm is still in its early stages of development. That is why it is crucial to get it out there as a project to facilitate its further development. Contributors are always welcome; be sure to read up on the project on our wiki first, though.
But how do we get these contributors? Does anyone know of a way in which people could find out about Humm and Strumm? How do FOSS projects get known?
GNOME Project Logo. (Image by GNOME Project)
Check out this blog entry on GNOME 3.0!
EDIT 2009-11-28: Development Release 2 news here. Also, it appears GNOME 3.0 will not come out until September 2010.
I must say, nothing can compare to this typeface. I really wished such a font existed for LaTeX natively, so I could use this beautiful typeface in my important documents.
Georgia is a Microsoft typeface created by Matthew Carter as a standard serif font family for the Internet. Georgia was designed to be viewed on computer screens with limited resolution, not for printed documents with high resolution per square inch. It is a companion font to Verdana, a sans-serif font also designed by Microsoft for smaller screen sizes, not for print. It is a TrueType font, so you can install it on Windows, OS X, and various Unices running the X Window System. I currently use it on both Windows and Debian GNU/Linux.
Unlike Times fonts (like Times New Roman on Windows, Times on OS X, and Nimbus Serif L on X), Georgia is a font designed for legibility. Even at the same point size, the font is larger. If you want a normal essay in 12-point font, you'd need to size your font at 11-points and have the line-height be 14-points. The x-height, or height of the midline of the characters, is higher, but the characters themselves are wider. The serifs also feel more relaxed, being less sharp and thin. Georgia's heavy strokes also enhance its legibility. Even in print, I find it much more pleasant and legible.
Personally, I love old-style numerals, in which the numbers are at different heights, as they give more character to the text (no pun intended). Georgia incorporates these numerals by default, unlike Times New Roman.
To install this wonderful font on an Ubuntu or Debian system (along with other Microsoft Core Fonts) apt-get the msttcorefonts package. This will install the fonts right away, with no need to edit your .fonts directory manually.
So it's the Georgia typeface...FOR THE WIN.
