I only recently looked into sIFR. I know, I know, its been around for a while but I can be a Johhny come lately at times and although I had a yellow post it beside my computer for months, I only really got down and dirty with it last week…
sIFR (scalable Inman Flash Replacement) is not a new technology; it’s a new technique that marries existing technologies – Flash, JavaScript and CSS – to improve web-based typography where mainstream techniques, such as CSS image replacement…
…and its really quite easy to implement! Much of these ease is due to Mike Davidson’s release pack, which really does all the donkey work.
I managed to get sIFR going so I can now integrate this into my h1 and h2s in my site. SIFR uses Flash, JavaScript and CSS to allow designers to use custom fonts in web pages regardless of whether that font is installed on the clients machine or not. The reason I want to use it in my major project is because I can follow through with my brand identity throughout my design while still being fully accessible and adhering to the W3C guidelines…exciting stuff, I’m sure you’ll agree, check out my test page.
