News and information from Font Awesome – the internet's favorite icon set – mixed with musings and nerdery from the team behind it.
Give it up, old man. You can’t fight evolution. I was built for speed! When it comes to design, it’s common to hear the phrase that “tools don’t matter”. While this may be a basic truism used to emphasize that quality of the design is more important than the tools used to create it, the […]
This last June Dave and I joined Jory and Noah on a trip to San Francisco to attend Config 2023. Of course, we were there to provide moral support for their big talk, “We Drew 30,000 icons in Figma and So Can You.” Ah, who am I kidding? We were there to heckle them. Which […]
In this classroom, I will suspend all disbelief. Hey there, smarty pants! Are you ready to get schooled in the wonderful world of Font Awesome? Well, good news, class is in session. We’ve officially launching our new YouTube channel featuring five new bite-sized screencasts that introduce you to all things Font Awesome. We’re spotlighting our […]
I fail to see how you fail to see that it’s awesome! Ever had a failure you thought was the end of the world, but turned out to be a blessing? (This is not a downer episode, we promise.) In episode 11 of Podcast Awesome, Dave talks about the lessons he learned from what he […]
The most common language in programming is profanity. Wrangling pixels and lines of code can sometimes feel like a slog. But fear not, fellow creators, for we’ve uncovered a treasure trove of software gems that’ll help make your workday just a little bit easier. At a recent all staff meetup, we shared resources with each […]
Remember, the most dangerous thing in the office is an unsatisfied employee with a Nerf gun. Ever heard the cliche “choose a job that you love and never work a day in your life”? Well, we did some digging to find out who came up with that quote, and no, it’s not Confucius. It’s possible […]
“I’m like a cheetah. I’m the fastest animal on the planet. Except for, you know, the cheetah.” To be honest, even we lose count of how many icon choices we have. It’s already in the neighborhood of about 22 thousand icons — and that’s not even counting the icon variations you can create with the […]
Goodbye, past. Hello, future. Time to bring out the big guns! If you can believe it, the Font Awesome crew is only 21 people (which includes a couple folks who recently came aboard Shoelace). Not to be braggadocious (it’s a real word, honest), but we think we manage to crank out a whole lot of […]
If you can hiccup and burp at the same time, you’ve unlocked a new level of human achievement. Have you used Font Awesome Kits but gotten an unwanted jumpy effect on the screen? No bueno. Font Awesome Kits have always been loaded through JavaScript, which enabled integration with your websites. But sometimes this approach resulted […]
I have people skills. I am good at dealing with people! Can’t you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people? Hiring the right people can be a bottleneck in most companies. But at Font Awesome, we put character first. In this podcast recap, Font Awesome founders, Dave Gandy and Travis Chase, talk […]
Changing careers after a decade and a half in a chosen field is no small feat. But Trevor Chase is proof that making a career 180 is doable — and in his case — rewarding. The key to getting through the process? A strong support network, and a willingness to learn and take risks. Check […]
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 […]
