Revisiting Fluid Type

URL: https://www.oddbird.net/2025/03/20/winging-it-17/

What we cover:

  • How do we balance author and user intents?
  • Adrian Roselli’s “ultimate ideal” base font-size
  • Possible solutions/ideas to achieve desired font-size (per site)
  • What does an em represent?
  • Common approach to fluid type with vi & clamp()
  • Utopia helps, and catches potential issues with vi
  • How can designers work with fluid typography in traditional design tools?