Behind the font: Carl Crossgrove of the Monotype Studio
Behind the font highlights the people and process behind the fonts you love and use. This installment features Carl Crossgrove of the Monotype Studio.
Mobile or bust: Why forward-thinking retailers are prioritizing the mobile experience
Retail customers are scattered across a wide range of touchpoints and react with them all interchangeably. However, they're all linked through the mobile experience.
Meet the 2019 Beatrice Warde Scholarship recipient: Blossom Liu
Ever year, Monotype and the Type Director's Club (TDC) award the Beatrice Warde Scholarship to a young woman entering the design industry.
Behind the font: Jessica McCarty of Magpie Paper Works
Behind the Font highlights the people and process behind the fonts you love and use. This installment features Jessica McCarty, founder of Magpie Paper Works and Rare Bird Fonts.
How financial institutions can deliver a seamless experience to their customers
Fonts play an important role in delivering a smooth experience to financial customers, and also help financial institutions keep up with evolving expectations.
Embrace Ambiguity, "a sans of varying shapes and styles"
Monotype introduces Ambiguity, a typeface designed to effectively express a range of attitudes and beliefs.
Enjoyable discomfort: The many points of view of Ambiguity
Ambiguity, from Charles Nix, offers a chance to pause for thought, question the state of affairs, and indulge in a little bit of enjoyable discomfort.
Inside Santander’s new custom font from Monotype
Juan Erquicia, Group Brand Manager at Santander, discusses the hurdles his brand faced heading into its rebrand, and how a custom font from Monotype helped solve those challenges.
Just how neutral is Helvetica?
In many ways the idea that Helvetica is a 'neutral' typeface has become a self-fulfilling prophecy. That's not to say it isn't, but the neutrality narrative is only half the story.
Fonts: The underrated campaign staffer
There’s more to a political campaign than ideology. Fonts and design play a crucial role in conveying a candidate's personality (or lack thereof), perspective, and potential
Consistency is the future: A recap of Brand Talks San Francisco
The 2019 edition of Brand Talks San Francisco brought together leaders in design and branding to hear from brands that have tackled the issue of visual consistency head-on.
Webinar recap: Everything you need to find “your type”
In a recent webinar, experts from Monotype and Lippincott outlined the various considerations brands must explore when choosing a font.
When type goes tiny: How brands can deliver legible text at small sizes
Tiny type poses a big design challenge: Failure to optimize for micro sizes can lead to a poor user experience. Here's how you can deliver clear, legible text in small sizes.
Good Type part 8: The Devil in the Details
Just as a torn seam or a missing button would spoil the effect of a perfectly tailored suit, so too can the details of a typeface put readers off.
Brands Built for the Future: A Recap of Brand Talks London 2019
Brand Talks featured speakers from leading global brands and agencies who discussed the primary factors influencing brand identity in a modern world.
Alibaba Groupʼs new typeface brings beauty and simplicity to company’s ecosystem
This custom-designed font family, Alibaba Sans, will help partners and customers power on-brand designs.
Video: What do designers think of Helvetica Now?
Designers from several leading brands share their own experiences with Helvetica®, and discuss why Helvetica® Now is suited for the needs of a modern world.
The Role of Fonts in Modern Publishing
Fonts play an indispensable role in shaping your experience of published media, working in a deliberate way to communicate the information clearly and legibly.
Aligning the Enterprise with Brand Identity
This new research report examines how marketing and creative leaders are building consistent, meaningful brand experiences for their customers.
Video: Charles Nix Tells the Story of Helvetica Now
Charles Nix shares how the project came about and discusses the specific updates that have been made to address the needs of a modern world.