A browser-based app that takes the pain out of designing typography for the web.

Designers can view, pair and compare web fonts in the browser on full-length text without having to create screenshots, assemble comps or hand-code their CSS.

Its range of visual controls gives them the freedom to style those typefaces in precise detail (judging by eye as they work), and as they design, standards-compliant code is produced behind the scenes.

We believe that as devices proliferate, screens shrink and sites become more responsive, typographic decisions become even more important and influential on site success.

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Talking Points

The future of web design is a collection of small, niche tools.
For a more beautiful web, designers need more time for exploration and experimentation.
Teams deserve workflows and tools that help them work in concert, not in siloed stages.
Designers should be able to design in the browser and see how a site will perform for users without coding everything by hand.

Company Background

The Typecast™ application was created by Front, a 14-person web strategy and design agency that was founded in 2000 and retired in autumn 2012.

Frustrated by conventional web design tools, in late 2010, we started fantasizing, scheming, sketching and prototyping a better way to work.

Paul McKeever
Director

“Our vision is simple. We believe that the web design process can be better; that typography matters; and that more of our time should be spent experimenting and designing with type, not on assembly, manual changes and rework.”

We were so passionate about the need for better design tools that we stopped working for clients to focus entirely on building this tool. We launched a beta in November 2011 and launched commercially on January 30^th 2013. Read more about Our Story.

Key People

Paul McKeever
Director

Over 10 years of working on web projects has shown Paul the impact a smooth creative process has on producing great design. He does his bit by keeping work focused on customer and business needs, drilling down to the root problems hidden beneath the surface, and ensuring that everything we do creates real value on the web.

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Jamie Neely
Creative Director

More than a decade ago, Jamie left lecturing to co-found Front with Paul. In 2010 he was recognised as Best Web Designer by the Institute of Designers in Ireland. Jamie also sits on the steering group of the Northern Ireland Design Alliance, doing his bit to foster tomorrow's designers.

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