Okay, so I’ve been messing around with fonts lately, trying to give my website a little bit of a facelift. I stumbled upon this font called Gilroy, and I thought, “Hey, let’s give this a shot.” I wanted something clean, modern, but with a little bit of personality, you know? Not just your standard, boring font.
First, I downloaded the Gilroy font files. It was a .zip, so I just unzipped it and got a bunch of .otf files. Different weights and styles, the whole nine yards. I’m no font expert, but I figured I’d mostly be using the regular and bold weights for now.
Experiment Time
Then, I went into my website’s CSS file. This is where the magic happens, right? I’m pretty comfortable messing around in CSS, it is simple. I added a new @font-face rule. I’d done this before with other fonts, so it wasn’t totally new territory. I made sure to point the src to the correct file path where I saved those Gilroy font files.
@font-face {font-family: 'Gilroy';src: url('path/to/*') format('opentype');font-weight: normal;font-style: normal;
I did the same thing for the bold version, just changed the font-family name slightly and the font-weight to ‘bold’. Seemed straightforward enough.
The “Spirit” Part
Now, for the “spirit” part. I didn’t just want to slap Gilroy on everything and call it a day. I wanted to see how it felt in different places. So, I started playing around with it. I changed the font for my headings first. Boom! Instant upgrade. It looked so much cleaner and more professional than what I had before.
Then I tried it on my body text. Hmmm… I wasn’t 100% sold at first. It felt a little… I don’t know… too formal? Maybe? But I tweaked the font size and line-height a bit, and it started to grow on me. It definitely gave the text a more modern vibe.
I even experimented with using Gilroy for some of my button text. It looked pretty slick! I liked how the geometric shapes of the letters gave the buttons a subtle but distinct look.
The Results
After messing around for a while, I decided to keep Gilroy for my headings and buttons, and I went back to my old font, but it didn’t feel right. I adjusted the line-height and kerning a bit more, and finally I am satisfied. It took a little getting used to, but overall, I’m really happy with how Gilroy transformed the look and feel of my site. It’s got that “spirit” I was looking for – that little something extra that makes it feel modern and polished, without being too flashy or over-the-top.
So that’s it! My little font adventure with Gilroy. Might not be the most exciting story, but hey, it’s the little things that make a difference, right?
