Font Awesome

Whew. What a week. We have some hard but important news to share about the Kickstarter: blog.fontawesome.com/pausing-kickst… We’ll be back soon!

One of our favorite ideas from this episode: a weird hiring process usually isn’t just a hiring problem — it’s often a preview of how the company operates everywhere else.

Job interviews are a two-way street. 🚦 You’re not just there to prove you can do the job. You’re also there to find out whether the company knows how to hire adults, build trust, and avoid turning the workplace into a parade of crappy job red flags. Watch -> youtube.com/watch?v=1Tq7C_… Listen -> podcastawesome.com/2092855/episod… #Hiring #CareerAdvice

Also, User Blender has big “this started as a fun side project and accidentally became super useful” energy, which is honestly one of my favorite categories of feature. Watch → youtu.be/kdlj3-72f6Y?si… Listen → podcastawesome.com/2092855/episod…

One especially nice detail: the color picker updates previews across search, categories, and kits, so you can see your icons in context without restyling them one by one. Watch → youtu.be/kdlj3-72f6Y?si…

Fresh Podcast Awesome drop 🎧 Matt talks with Ed and Frances about three new Font Awesome features that make icon workflows smoother: 🖼️ PNG downloads for individual icons 🎨 A global color picker for previewing icons across search, categories, & Kits 🧑‍🚀 User Blender for mixing and matching custom user icons It’s a fun one. Small features, big “oh nice, that’s easier” vibes. Watch → youtu.be/kdlj3-72f6Y?si…

Eleventy is becoming Build Awesome! On this episode of Podcast Awesome, Zach Leatherman walks through what’s changing, what stays compatible, and how the v3 to v4 upgrade works. If “rebrand” ruffles your feathers, this one should lower your blood pressure. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=QnnU_i… Question for Eleventy folks: what’s your first “wait… but what about ___?”

Build Awesome is live! Static by default. Durable HTML. No DB required. Host anywhere. And Pro adds team-friendly workflow tools (collab, templates, publishing, safer edits). Back it on Kickstarter → kickstarter.com/projects/fonta… #BuildAwesome #Kickstarter #OpenSource

🚀 100% FUNDED! 🚀 Thank you for backing Build Awesome! Your support means the world to us. Want to unlock new levels of awesomeness? Spread the word, and thanks for putting the "awesome" in Build Awesome! kickstarter.com/projects/fonta…

Backing Build Awesome isn’t just early access, it’s funding open source maintenance so the core stays free + keeps getting better for everyone. Let’s help stock the pantry for everybody! kickstarter.com/projects/fonta…

Yay! We can finally share the news 🎉 Did you hear? @eleven_ty is becoming Build Awesome. And yes. We're featuring a Kickstarter video with the Awesome-verse cast you know and love. → Same open-source core. → Optional Pro tools. → Much bigger future. Same ingredients. More cake. And a possum. Back the Kickstarter! kickstarter.com/projects/fonta…

Just 1 day left. Tomorrow we’re announcing something deliciously awesome you don’t want to miss!  Ingredients you already trust for building awesome websites. PLUS a better recipe for how they come together. →Fast by default. →Durable after launch. →Easier to live with once baked. Tomorrow, we’re pulling something awesome outta the oven! kickstarter.com/projects/fonta…

3 days left. You’ve got all the ingredients to cook up an awesome site. So why do so many websites still ship fragile, bloated, or already stale? We’ve been quietly tweaking a recipe for sites that are fast by default and easier to maintain after launch. The oven timer’s almost up. kickstarter.com/projects/fonta…

You’ve got all the ingredients to build something awesome: icons, components, design systems. So why does shipping still feel like trying to finish culinary school finals without the utensils you need? Fear not. We’ve been cooking up something new. Fast by default, durable over time, with way less dependency drama. No reveal yet. But soon, friends. Soon.

Graphite is a hit for anyone building “notes / learning / planning” UIs. ✏️📓 Hand-drawn icons change the tone of an interface instantly without rewriting a single word. What kind of site will you be adding these to? fontawesome.com/icons/packs/gr…

One tiny quality-of-life thing we love in this release: the Free moon set includes aliases for light/dark contexts. 🌙 Now there's no need to do mental gymnastics when your UI theme flips. fontawesome.com

The newest release of Font Awesome is here! → fresh Pro icons → new brand icons → some sweet additions to FA Free. And that's not all. We're also adding a new Pro+ pack. Introducing Graphite, designed by Vic Bell! fontawesome.com

Vic Bell talking about icons as language hits the bulls eye: struggling with words → understanding the world through pictures. That’s the kind of “why” you can’t fake.

One of our favorite bits: the brief was “make whatever you want,” and Vic’s reaction was basically: that’s the dream… and also terrifying. 😅 Creative freedom is fun aaaaand your brain is probably going to open 47 tabs. Watch → youtu.be/uE1vFl3BRGw?si… Listen → podcastawesome.com/2092855/episod…

✏️ Our new pro+ icon pack, graphite, has arrived, and Vic Bell is here to talk all about it. Tune into the newest episode of Podcast Awesome to get the scoop! Watch → youtu.be/uE1vFl3BRGw?si…

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