News and information from Font Awesome – the internet's favorite icon set – mixed with musings and nerdery from the team behind it.
To make websites as usable to as many people as possible, following accessibility standards is key. So it’s important for developers to get into the technological weeds to create with accessibility in mind. That means their HTML needs to be semantically on-point. But sometimes “letter of the law” conformity produces more heat than light. One […]
I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. We’ve all become used to component-driven development thanks to frameworks like Angular, Vue, and React. Building blocks like components let us encapsulate styles and behaviors. So when it comes to design, development, and testing, they’re great. But the framework-specific components let us down in a […]
In episode 5 of Podcast Awesome, we shine the spotlight on Head of Security, Alex Poiry. After Alex gives a rundown of his work duties, things get a little zany. He explains how he found his way to tech after getting degrees in history and German, and shares his love of early 2000s memes. He […]
In this Podcast Awesome recap, Ed Emanuel, Senior Developer at Font Awesome discusses his work on the Icon Wizard project, his experience launching Space Awesome last year, and his love for D&D. Icons are an essential part of web design that help make a website not only more visually appealing but easier to navigate. But […]
At Font Awesome, we take pride in working with the very best people we know, not only those with top tier professional skills, but the kind of quality people you want to work with every day. That’s why we were so thrilled when Noah Jacobus joined the Font Awesome team as an icon designer. In […]
In 2017, we had the great opportunity to attend Y Combinator (the Silicon Valley tech startup accelerator.) If there’s one key idea that attendees to YC tech startups should come away with, it’s to “make something people want.” It’s a good thing the idea stuck because it’s also a strong theme that frames the story […]
The fifth episode of Podcast Awesome focuses on Alex Poiry, the Head of Security at the Font Aweome. It doesn’t take long for things to get a little zany after Alex gives a rundown of the duties he has at work. He shares his love of early 2000s memes and how he ended up working […]
Light as a feather, stiff as a board. This year, we’re focusing our icon design efforts on launching the entire Sharp family of styles. We’ve completed Sharp Solid and Regular. And now, ladies and gentlemen, please join us in welcoming to the stage, Sharp Light! Sharp Light is the lust-have icon style of the season […]
This Is A Cocoon, And Inside He’s Going Through Changes. Lots Of Changes. With Font Awesome version 6, we wanted to add a little more personality to our animals icons. For the most part, this meant making minor changes and adjustments, while keeping the general “core” of the icons the same. OK, who are we […]
Since COVID times, remote work has been a hot topic. Not to toot our fa-horn, but Font Awesome has been a remote company since day one. While it has some downsides, we have found a rhythm that works well for our team that respects each member’s autonomy while allowing time to meet up in person […]
Font Awesome is hiring a product designer to build an entirely new design system product.
Well, wouldn’t you know it? Our podcast is finally live and out in the world. Yay us! What’s Podcast Awesome you ask? A short-form, conversational podcast where we discuss icons, design, technology, business, and of course nerdery with Font Awesome team members. In this episode, we discuss all the work we did in 2022, and […]
Meet Frances Botsford, Font Awesome’s Product Designer. Frances tells us about the last bit of work she did on the “Font Awesome Reusable TidbitS” project (work out that acronym, hehe), and the latest in web components. Frances also recalls a post-college job where she helped build stages for outdoor concerts, and her new interest in […]
We have normality. Anything you still can’t cope with is therefore your own problem. Last year we introduced the Sharp family of icons and sent Sharp Solid prancing down the runway looking fabulous. Now it’s time for Sharp Regular to shimmy onto the scene and into some new designs. But don’t be fooled. While this […]
A shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist The easiest way to get icons on your website is with a Kit. They’re your very own custom version of Font Awesome, all bundled up with only the icons, tools, and settings you need. But we’ve been hearing from customers recently […]
