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Each Olympic Games introduces its own unique visual identity system, thoughtful designed to reflect the spirit of the host city while honoring the enduring legacy of the Olympics. The 2026 Winter Olympics, held from February 6-22 in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, provided its own take on translating place and culture for local and global audiences. Charles Nix recently spoke with Print Magazine to share his take on the past, present, and future of Olympic branding, and the role type plays in shaping identity on a global stage. 

Extensis, a Monotype company, and Axle AI, a leader in on-premise media asset management and digital asset management software, today announced that Axle AI has acquired Extensis Portfolio®, a flexible, easy-to-use digital asset management system used by prominent companies and cultural institutions across the globe. The product will retain the Portfolio branding and software platform, and going forward will be developed, sold, and supported by a dedicated division of Axle AI, Portfolio DAM, LLC.

Jake Murtaugh is clear about what makes his job at Monotype so enjoyable: “I get to look at beautiful things all day.” As Digital Operations Manager, Jake’s work sits at the intersection of design, technology, and storytelling. He’s not a developer, but he dabbles in code. He’s not a designer, but he helps shape the way Monotype’s fonts are seen and experienced online. It’s a role that gives him a broad perspective on the company as a whole, while also allowing him to celebrate the artistry of typography every day. Read on to learn more about Jake.

Monotype Imaging Inc. today announced the launch of AI Search, a new AI-powered font search and discovery tool. The innovative tool is designed to fundamentally change how designers, brands, and creative teams find typographic inspiration and discover the right font for any project. AI Search is available now on MyFonts in the U.S. and U.K. and on the Monotype Fonts platform in English, French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Monotype Imaging Inc. today announced a new partnership with Wondershare Technology Inc., a global software company known for creative and productivity solutions used in more than 200 countries and regions. With this integration, 200 high-quality Monotype® fonts are now available directly within Filmora, Wondershare’s AI-powered video editing tool, empowering users to seamlessly create polished, professional videos powered by high-quality typography. 

Everyone wants to believe they’re too savvy to fall for scams, but from phishing to spoofing, hijacks to deepfakes, today’s scams are faster, smarter, and harder to identify than ever before. Fake invoices, counterfeit PDFs, and cloned webpages all post a risk. When scammers copy or mimic brand typography, fonts can go from essential brand assets to attack vectors. 

What scams should you be prepared for, and how can you secure your font ecosystem to protect your customers?

In this recurring feature in our “Fonts Having a Moment” series, we’ll be exploring cities around the world through the dual lenses of culture and typography, guided by our friends at Monotype and some of our partner foundries. Join us on this exciting virtual journey! This time, get to know Dubai, UAE with Alfredo Marco Pradil of Hanken Design Co.

A self-described “huge type nerd,” Dan Rhatigan is a longtime type designer, educator, historian, publisher, and collector with a fondness for fading and obsolete typographic technologies. Now, as Senior Creative Foundry Director at Monotype, Dan combines his deep historical curiosity with a commitment to stewarding the future of type: connecting makers and foundries, empowering type communities, and proving through his creative work that even the most antiquated lettering systems still have new stories to tell. Read on to learn more about Dan.

For more than a decade, accessible digital tools have have provided a boost to “do-it-yourself” creativity, expanding who can create. Today, agentic AI promises to multiply our creative capacities even further, moving AI from simple tools to multifaceted teammates as we enter the “do it for you” era. 

We are living through a period of dramatic technological innovation and change. The impacts are already being felt in how we live and work today. Productivity and efficiency are on the rise. But will this lead to more space for creativity and strategic thinking, or increasing pressure to be “always-on”? Amidst these constant changes, how can we find our focus?