"Font Awesome 5" which made web font icons for web sites such as Twitter and Facebook icons available for free appears

"Font Awesome" which made frequently used web fonts on websites such as Twitter, Facebook, folder icons, etc. has been redesigned. Since Font Awesome is a web font, it is possible to easily change the size and color of the icon with CSS. In addition to the appearance of a free version, Kickstarter of the Cloud Funding Platform, with an individual business / Small business license compliant added 1000 icons became a set "Font Awesome 5 ProIt is now possible to get at half of the usual price.

Font Awesome 5 by Dave Gandy - Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/232193852/font-awesome-5

Font Awesome 5 is a 16 pixel free icon set. All icons are designed based on one grid system,DescenderThere is no consistency in the design.


The design of each icon is like this.


The movie which the cake shop says about what is great about Font Awesome 5 can be confirmed from the following.


Sitting surrounded by sweets is Dave Gandy who made Font Awesome 5. The website Gandy Mr. Font Awesome has created icons for websites and has operated a community registered by 20 million people.


Font Awesome 4, the predecessor of Font Awesome 5, was developed four years ago. However, now that the Internet environment is very different from 4 years ago, Font Awesome 5 was newly developed this time.


In Font Awesome 5, he redesigned his existing designs and made them all from one.


The design got better ... ...


We made it more consistent.


Also, even small letters are easier to read.


It is Font Awesome 5 that increased the charm as a whole as a font.


"But is it expensive?"


...... I think, Font Awesome 5 is basically free.


There are voices saying "I changed the recipe anyway!" ... ...


The recipe "open source" remains as it is.


But if you have money you can get even better.


That is "Font Awesome 5 Pro". Font Awesome 5 Pro has more than 1000 icons ... ...


Latest icon packs divided by category ......


LigatureCorresponding icon font


You can use SVG based icons etc


The table comparing the specifications of Font Awesome 5 Free and Font Awesome 5 Pro is as follows. Both are "redesigned from 1", "The CSS and SCSS framework has been rewritten from 1" together, but the free version has 10 new icons added, while the Pro version has 30 More icons have been added. Also, as mentioned above, the Pro version includes more than 1000 icons, the SCG icon framework, the icon font, and the ligature.


Font Awesome 5 Pro is seeking investment with Kickstarter of the cloud-funding platform, and Font Awesome 5 Pro licensed for personal / small business will get a capital of 20 dollars (about 2100 yen) for a limited time and get I can do it. Also, as you increase the investment amount, you can get a T-shirt or mug with a contribution of $ 30 (about 3100 yen), a license corresponding to a company with more than 3000 employees at 400 dollars (about 42,000 yen) It is also possible to get Font Awesome 5 Pro of.

The deadline is 2:01 AM on December 2, 2016 in Japan time.

Font Awesome 5 by Dave Gandy - Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/232193852/font-awesome-5