"Lato" font, Google Fonts speed issue, aesthetics about webvoteview HOT 2 CLOSED

Hilariously, we weren't even using the Google Font we were loading. It was just being loaded for kicks, never actually activated in the CSS.

We have three options:

1. Start using it -- I turned it on to see what you guys think. Please let me know if you prefer it (production is still on Helvetica Neue, dev is on Lato).
2. Continue not using it, and choose to no longer load it.
3. Use a different, third font. Maybe Open Sans?

Generally advice is that Helvetica (including Helvetica Neue) is a bit boring and overused at this point and tough to read in large paragraphs. But then, not including an external dependency is generally better than including one. I think aesthetically I might like Helvetica Neue a little better, especially on larger header text.

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Okay, well, no one had any input for 4 months and we no longer host the font on Google Fonts, so there's no longer any kind of external pageloads when we load a VV page.

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