Hello,
Does anybody know of a good font to use for a film noir site?
I'd be very appreciative.
Websites work differently than you expect, apparently. We cannot force a
font upon a user (well, there is technology to do so, but it's got its own
set of issues I won't go into - search Google Groups for WEFT) - we are
stuck with whatever fonts are installed when the user accesses your
document.
There have been studies on how many users use which font, and the results
indicate that if you want an unusual font to be used in most browsers
which access your page, good luck, it won't happen. Users generally see
most of what is on the internet in one of a handful of common fonts.
If you need a different font for a Very Good Reason like a logo, using an
image is your best bet. Be sure to use it as an img and not a background
image if it is indeed content, and use alt text to indicate to users who
cannot see the image for whatever reason what information the image is
supposed to impart.