Normally I'm not one to celebrate anything Microsoft. So when IE9 was launched this week, my reaction was probably something along the lines of, whoop-de-doo. I mean, really.
However.
This version of Internet Explorer supports the Web Open Font Format. Basically, it supports pretty fonts on the web. Like, not just Times and Arial, but cool stuff like, Hellenic Wide (drool). And Chunk (yum). And Coquette (swoon).
So to showcase that support, Brooklyn-based designer Jason Santa Maria was asked to help.
Ladies, and gentlemen, meet the Lost World's Fairs.
Designed with fun and typography in mind, these sites are not only awesome, but the text is... well, text. Not imagery. Friends, that is effing cool.
Read more about the story behind the Lost World's Fairs here.
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