Webfonts
I love good typography but I have to agree with the sentiment expressed here.
System fonts can be beautiful. Webfonts are not a requirement for great typography.
[css-fonts-5] @font-face supports incremental · Issue #6063 · w3c/csswg-drafts
This could give a big boost to web performance!
Related links
Flash of Faux Text—still more on Font Loading—zachleat.com
Smart thinking on optimising the perceived performance of loading web fonts: if you prioritise the most widely-used weight and style (usually the regular roman), and load other weights and styles subsequently, then it appears as though the font is ready sooner.
FFFFALLBACK - A simple tool for bulletproof web typography.
A useful bookmarklet that suggests font stacks to match up with the web fonts on whatever page you happen to be viewing.
Webtype
The newest web fonts delivery service is a collaboration between five foundries: The Font Bureau, Ascender, Roger Black, Petr van Blokland and DevBridge.
The end of responsive images - Piccalilli
Hallelujah! Support for sizes="auto" is finally landing in Firefox and Safari! Praise be!
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