Ok, first a few prezzys for you. If you haven’t already seen them, check out my list of Web Safe Fonts. These are fonts that are likely to be installed on Windows or Mac machines (or even both) and can be used by Web designers to vastly improve their typographic choices.

Help me capture the Web Safe Fonts

The second gift is a newish Firefox add-on that allows you to quickly snap full page screenshots of any Web page. I like this one even over my old stand-by, Paparazzi, because I can take my picture after interacting with the page.

Now for the kick-back. I’m trying to gather graphic font-samples of all of the Web Safe fonts, but I do not have access to a PC running Microsoft Office 2007. I have all of the Mac and cross-platform fonts, but not the ones specific to the Window’s version of Office. I need to get a screen capture of all of these fonts, so that designers can see what they are supposed to look like to make better Web designs.

Can you help a guy out?

Just install the Firefox add-on, point your browser at www.speaking-in-styles.com/web-typography/Web-Safe-Fonts/, snap a shot o the full page (preferably with font- anti-aliasing turned on so it doesn’t look like a pig’s ear) and email me the PNG or JPEG image: jason (a) brighteyemedia.com.

That’s it. It’s that simple.

The first person to send me a complete list of Windows Microsoft Office 2007 fonts will receive my undying gratitude, credit in the list, and a big thanks you in my forth-coming book Speaking In Styles.

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In a little over a week I’ll be heading cross-country to the City by the Bay for the Voices That Matter conference to talk about trust in design. The ideas I have researched and will discuss center around one central idea that I argue is the most important yet most over looked aspect of successful Web design: trust. Trust, sincerity, credibility. These seem to be ideals that we assume are the natural result from our designs, but are in fact considerations that go hand-in-hand with audience analysis and defining site objectives.

Designing with sincerity is not a one size fits all solution, but something that should become a guiding principal within your design process. At VTM I’ll be discussing this process and how to play skeptic to your own designs in order to gain and keep your visitors trust.

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