Some interesting takes there, but I think the update at the end highlights some important points:
Are a lot of the webfonts we see today cruddy free fonts? Yes. And are many of those from Google Fonts? Also yes. But as a type designer, I would much rather have people using cruddy free fonts than system fonts. Why? Because it requires them to overcome their resting inertia—“why should I use webfonts when I’ve got Georgia?” That first step is a big one. Eventually, some of these people will get sick of their cruddy webfonts, and then they’ll be in the market for better ones. Which they won’t find at Google Fonts.
This is something I've definitely noticed, and the designers I work with are definitely at the point now where they are seeking out high quality paid webfonts. It's been a slow process whereas before it would be default system fonts; then it progressed to Google Fonts.
Google did a great job of making a huge library of fonts easily accessible to anyone who knows a small amount of html & css.
Some interesting takes there, but I think the update at the end highlights some important points:
This is something I've definitely noticed, and the designers I work with are definitely at the point now where they are seeking out high quality paid webfonts. It's been a slow process whereas before it would be default system fonts; then it progressed to Google Fonts.
Google did a great job of making a huge library of fonts easily accessible to anyone who knows a small amount of html & css.