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A longtime Monotype colleague with a deep appreciation for music, nature, and the design space, Jan Kaestner brings curiosity to everything from choir rehearsals to questions of copyright law and the future of AI. Originally from Germany and now based near Boston, Jan is now Monotype’s General Counsel and has spent years building a career that combines logic and creativity in the application of law to typefaces and font software. Read on to learn more about Jan.

Monotype Imaging Inc., a global leader in type and technology, and Canva, the global visual communication platform, are expanding their partnership to bring greater typographic choice to Canva’s global creator community, adding more than 1,000 new font styles from Monotype and its global network of foundry partners. The expansion brings the total number of Monotype and foundry partner font styles available in Canva to more than 3,000.

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 Siem Reap, Cambodia with Sovichet Tep of Anagata Type.

The Boston Globe recently spoke with Pat Lightizer about her extraordinary 53-year career at Monotype — one that began when she joined Compugraphic Corporation at just 18 years old. The profile appeared on the front page of the Business section in the Globe’s September 8, 2026, print edition.

Strong customer relationships don’t happen by accident. They require consistent effort: a steady cadence, connections that extend across teams and levels, and the trust that grows from competence, reliability, and good judgment.

In his article for the Fast Company Executive Board, Monotype Senior Executive Creative Director Charles Nix explores how businesses can build more resilient customer relationships by investing in them from the start.

Monotype Imaging Inc., a global leader in type and technology, today announced that the Monotype® library has grown to more than 400,000 font styles and support for over 300 languages. The milestone reflects Monotype’s continued investment in global writing systems and the creative contributions of more than 5,000 foundries worldwide.

Monotype Imaging Inc., a global leader in type and technology, and Kittl, the AI design platform built for creativity, today announced an expansion of their partnership, enabling Kittl customers to access their organizations’ Monotype font libraries directly within Kittl’s AI-powered creative environment.

Monotype Imaging Inc. today announced the beta launch of the Monotype Enterprise MCP Connector, a new solution designed to bring brand governance into AI-assisted creative work. The connector helps enterprises apply approved typography, licensing context, and production safeguards within emerging AI workflows. Developed through Monotype Labs, Monotype’s innovation arm, the beta reflects the company’s continued investment in technologies and standards that support the next generation of enterprise content creation.

As AI accelerates creative output, speed and efficiency alone are not enough to keep brands distinctive. Typography plays a critical role in maintaining a consistent, recognizable brand voice — yet the systems supporting font selection, licensing, and use can remain largely invisible until something goes wrong. In a new article for The AI Journal, Phil Garnham, Executive Creative Director at Monotype, explores why typographic governance is becoming essential infrastructure for AI-enabled creative workflows. 

Monotype Imaging Inc. today announced a partnership with Typogram, a typography-first web-based design platform. With the integration, Typogram users can now explore thousands of font styles from the Monotype library, with enhanced customization through Typogram’s advanced typography features — combining streamlined design creation with precise typographic control.