How understanding font licenses can simplify creatives' lives
Creatives are the primary users of the fonts, but licensing approval typically runs through other departments. Here are a few key concepts all designers should understand.
What’s on tap for Adobe MAX 2019
Adobe MAX is right around the corner! Here’s a quick look at what we have planned for this year’s conference.
See how Monotype empowers a better in-car experience
Consumers are increasingly demanding connectivity in their vehicles, and are prioritizing in-car technology that enhances the driving experience.
How financial institutions can build trust in an era of relentless scams
In an industry where scams are commonplace and no brand is immune, trust is fragile. So, how can financial institutions build it, and build it to last?
Five font factors to consider for automotive branding
Both in the vehicle and in the marketplace, consumer expectations are shifting in radical, permanent ways. Our latest eBook outlines five ways fonts can help you make that happen.
Can fonts be sexy? Tell us in the 2019 Font Purchasing Habits Survey
How much are designers willing to pay for high-quality fonts? Are variable fonts ready for showtime? These are among the mysteries this annual survey seeks to unravel.
Five font factors to consider for the financial services sector
Companies in the financial services sector must keep pace with shifts in consumer behavior and expectations. Our latest eBook outlines five ways fonts can help.
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.