News and information from Font Awesome – the internet’s favorite icon set – mixed with musings and nerdery from the team behind it.

  1. Unleashing the Fun Factor: How Playfulness Helps Us Do Our Best Work

    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 Arthur Szathmary used the saying in 1982. But it turns out he attributed

    Unleashing the Fun Factor: How Playfulness Helps Us Do Our Best Work
  2. Introducing: Subsetting in FA Kits Introducing: Subsetting in FA Kits
  3. Under the Hood: Font Awesome’s Scalability Overhaul and the Power of Container Orchestration Under the Hood: Font Awesome’s Scalability Overhaul and the Power of Container Orchestration
  4. Say Goodbye to Icon Hiccups: Introducing Font Awesome’s CSS-Only Kits Say Goodbye to Icon Hiccups: Introducing Font Awesome’s CSS-Only Kits
  5. How Font Awesome Builds a Strong Company Culture by Hiring for Character First How Font Awesome Builds a Strong Company Culture by Hiring for Character First
  6. Nerd Show and Tell: Meet Font Awesome’s Real Human™ Tech Support Person Nerd Show and Tell: Meet Font Awesome’s Real Human™ Tech Support Person
  7. Where’s the Beef? Why <i> Tags Might Not Be a Big Deal For Web Accessibility Where’s the Beef? Why &lt;i&gt; Tags Might Not Be a Big Deal For Web Accessibility
  8. The Snuggle Is Real: How Font Awesome and Shoelace Are on a Mission to Make Dev Work Easier The Snuggle Is Real: How Font Awesome and Shoelace Are on a Mission to Make Dev Work Easier
  9. Podcast Awesome Episode 5 Recap with Alex Poiry Podcast Awesome Episode 5 Recap with Alex Poiry
  10. To Infinity and Beyond! Expanding FA’s Library with Modifiers, the Joy of Gaming, and More with Ed Emanuel To Infinity and Beyond! Expanding FA’s Library with Modifiers, the Joy of Gaming, and More with Ed Emanuel
  11. Exploring Sharp Icon Design, Retro Gaming & Visual Rhythm: A Conversation with Noah Jacobus Exploring Sharp Icon Design, Retro Gaming &amp; Visual Rhythm: A Conversation with Noah Jacobus
  12. Make Something People Want: A Behind the Scenes Look at Font Awesome’s 2017 Kickstarter Make Something People Want: A Behind the Scenes Look at Font Awesome’s 2017 Kickstarter
  13. Nerd Show and Tell: Meet Alex “the Yellow Dart” Poiry Nerd Show and Tell: Meet Alex “the Yellow Dart” Poiry
  14. Introducing Sharp Light Introducing Sharp Light
  15. Extreme Icon (Cuteness) Makeover Extreme Icon (Cuteness) Makeover