Today Monotype Imaging Inc. announced type collections from European foundries DSType and Kastelov are joining the Monotype library. These type collections include over 150 font families with diverse styles ranging from workhorse text to emotive display families.
Monotype Imaging Inc. announced the opening of its new office in the historic district of Le Sentier, Paris, as part of its commitment to the French market. Monotype also announced its partnership with Blaze Type, a celebrated French foundry whose clients of agencies and global brands include Ogilvy, &Walsh, Riot Games, H&M, Graphéine, Borussia Dortmund, and DesignStudio.
Monotype Imaging Inc., a global leader in type design and technology, announced its partnership with Hopscotch, the all-in-one instant payments platform for small businesses. The partnership includes an integration of Monotype’s high-quality typefaces directly into the Hopscotch platform, giving Hopscotch customers the ability to fine-tune the branding details on invoices, bills, and other payment screens.
Generative AI and consumer-level design tools have made it easier than ever for anyone to create and manipulate graphics and text, whether everyday users or malicious actors. What does this mean for businesses, consumers, font designers, and font users? Hear from Monotype’s Ben Semmes, Chief Operating Officer, and Bryan Comeau, Senior Director, Software Engineering, on the impact of generative AI on trust and authenticity.
Monotype will be presenting a creator-track panel at SXSW 2024 on Thursday, March 14, at 11:30 a.m. CT titled, “The Ingredients for Building a Modern Brand,” in partnership with design leaders from Pantone, Canva, and Getty Images. Leaders from dentsu, eBay, Neurons, and WeTransfer will also join Monotype for a live recording of the Creative Characters podcast on March 13 at an off-site event.
Your brand no longer exists in just two dimensions. With spatial computing, the virtual and physical worlds are now combined into immersive three-dimensional experiences. Is your brand ready?
Monotype, a global leader in type and technology, has released its highly anticipated fourth annual Type Trends Report. The report, curated by Monotype Creative Type Designer Jordan Bell and Creative Type Director Damien Collot, identifies ten trends in type and brand design set to shape the wider cultural zeitgeist of 2024—including AI-inspired surrealism, ‘90s and Y2K nostalgia for raves and grunge, and the comeback of classic serif fonts.
Today Monotype, a global leader in type and technology, announced the acquisition of an award-winning type collection of 27 font families from the Sharp Type foundry in the US.
“Spatial typography designed for augmented or virtual reality opens up a third dimension for type design”, says Phil Garnham, executive creative director at the type design company Monotype.
We talk about typography a lot—especially at Monotype. But as someone who spent a good deal of time teaching design and typography—and even more time designing with type—I’m acutely aware that the term means different things to different people. So, when it comes to defining typography, I pull a couple of typical “designer reframing the problem” answers: Which typography? Whose typography?