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Upworthy

Contributed by Stephen Coles on Oct 25th, 2012. Artwork published in .
Upworthy 1
Source: www.upworthy.com License: All Rights Reserved.

Upworthy is essentially a channel for viral video and other attention-grabbing content. A straightforward, single-column layout and the support of the FF Meta suite lends some credibility to what could otherwise appear tabloidy. There are a few typographic missteps, though, as noted in the captions in the image above and at bottom.

Upworthy 2
Source: www.upworthy.com License: All Rights Reserved.
Upworthy 3
Source: www.upworthy.com License: All Rights Reserved.
Inexplicably, some buttons use Open Sans, not FF Meta.
Source: www.upworthy.com License: All Rights Reserved.

Inexplicably, some buttons use Open Sans, not FF Meta.

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Source: www.upworthy.com License: All Rights Reserved.

Oops, looks like the true italics aren’t loading here.

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  • FF Meta Serif
  • FF Meta
  • Open Sans

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