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Let’s look at some common font issues you might have already come across, and how Monotype Fonts can help you resolve them.
What’s new.
Monotype’s company desktop license empowers cloud access to brand fonts.
Long gone are the days of zipping up folders of font files and sharing them across your organization, or even messier, embedding fonts in documents in the cloud in hopes that the design remains intact. We recently announced an expanded set of licensing rights which allows all employees within an organization to access Commercial Production Fonts in their desktop environments.
Creative Characters S2 E8: Andrew Krivine and Michael Worthington.
This week we’re welcoming Andrew Krivine, author and punk rock collector, alongside Michael Worthington, faculty at CalArts and co-founder of Counterspace. The creative duo is here to tell the tale of how they co-created the largest exhibition of punk and new wave graphics ever shown on the West Coast.
Monotype x Limerick.
Over the past four years, we’ve been lucky to forge a reciprocal partnership with the Limerick School of Art & Design / TUS in Ireland. Both Creative Type Directors Tom Foley and Emilios Theofanous have now participated in workshops and modules at the leading fine art, design and creative media school. This year’s students were asked to write a message platform for one typeface and build a marketing plan and design assets to promote it in digital or print media.
Font resources for brands.
5 rebrands that used type to transform their sector.
Rebranding a business is not for the faint of heart. It’s an enormous operation that requires significant time and investment while offering the possibility of totally revitalizing a brand.
How to find a legible font.
Legibility is a crucial consideration when trying to choose a font for your project. Here’s how to find a legible font that will be easy on the eyes for your readers and customers.
The 4 most important considerations when choosing a font for website or app launches.
Launching a website or app? Your font choice is key to your success. Here’s how to assess the legibility, consistency, performance, and longevity of your font choice.
Inspiration.
Spark your creativity: Expert tips to keep you focused and inspired.
Find design inspiration in an age of information overload.
4 popular book cover design trends in 2023.
In this article, get a peek at recent and upcoming book releases in a variety of genres to get a sense of what typography styles are trending in publishing right now. This post is a guest piece from our friends at Reedsy, a website that connects authors with publishing professionals.
7 Typographic rebrands that worked wonders.
Today’s brands must keep up with a fast-paced digital world and navigate a “new normal” that’s still emerging from the worst of the pandemic. The last few years shifted everyone’s digital expectations, how brands operate, and in some cases, impacted their business models.
All resources.
Creative Characters S6 E1: Shaping Thai type and design with Cadson Demak.
This week, take a playful trip into Thai typography. From bold ideas to beautiful letterforms, hear how Cadson Demak has helped shape Thailand’s modern design scene.
5 Tips To Create An Organized File Structure Like A Pro.
Folder structure best practices may not be the first thing on your mind when you’re working alone or with a limited number of assets, but when you’re working with bigger teams and projects, effective file structure organization can be essential to your workflow. In fact, folder hierarchy can save your team time, energy, and frustration by making everything easy to store and easy to find.
Since we’re digital asset management pros, we’ve seen many approaches to folder structure. In our experience, a pyramid folder structure is a solid option for teams in all industries. However, if you and your colleagues find another approach that works better for you, go for it. The real key to success is consistency.
Here are some tips for file structure best practices to set yourself up for success.
Take Control Of Your Fonts: Streamline Workflow, Ensure Compliance, And Protect Your Brand.
Fonts are the visual voice of a brand – integral to its identity and communication. As visual culture writer Rick Poyner noted, “Type is saying things to us all the time.
5 Ways To Identify And Resolve Font Workflow Inefficiencies.
Fonts can take a creative project from blah to mwah, and managing fonts is integral to creative workflows. Since fonts are inherently high maintenance, operations pros should invest in font management solutions to lighten the load across the board for designers, IT managers, and leadership.
Pros And Perils Of Personal Fonts In Team Projects.
Graphic designers glean inspiration and even comfort from their personal font collections. But when a designer brings their own fonts into a team environment, things get complicated.
The Role of Asset Management In Creative Operations.
The Role of Brand Asset Management, Digital Asset Management, Creative Asset Management, and Font Management in Creative Operations. Leverage Effective Brand Asset Management, Digital Asset Management, Creative Asset Management, and Font Management To Streamline Creative Operations.
In today’s fast-paced digital landscape and creative industry, effective management of creative resources is essential to maintaining brand integrity, ensuring efficiency, and fostering innovation. Creative operations flourish when teams take strategic approaches to Brand Asset Management (BAM), Digital Asset Management (DAM), Creative Asset Management (CAM), and Font Management.
Font Management Workflow: The Key to Creating Efficiencies and ROI for Creative Teams.
Font management workflow is the practice of implementing strategic font management practices into your larger creative workflow to increase efficiency and productivity. By “creative workflow,” we mean the routine processes that allow creative teams to produce and deliver a creative project: from ideation, feedback and revisions, and finalization to securing the necessary creative asset licenses and production, or going “live.”
Understanding Font Management ROI: Font Auto-Activation Benefits And Differentiators.
Time is money, and if there’s one workflow feature that can save creative teams time, it’s font auto-activation. Auto-activation is a standard feature of font management tools. In fact, it’s probably the most common feature offered by font managers. While it’s easy to take for granted, let’s dive into one method for calculating the ROI of creative work, explain exactly why automatic activation provides greater value than manual activation, and highlight some important considerations about auto-activation in different solutions.
