Type resources for designers and brand owners
Design by trial: Creating meaningful connections in virtual worlds.
Elizabeth Ann Clark, Chief Creative Officer at virtual reality studio, AEXLAB, talks about the power of VR in social contexts, some of her favorite design tools, and how her team came to select a student-designed typeface for the face of their flagship game.
5 tips for building a better font licensing strategy.
Kevin Laurino, Manager of Art & Print Production, Retouching, and Finishing at Netflix, shares some experiences from his career-long relationship with fonts and how to tame the beast that is managing a brand’s font licensing. Here are some tips to help get you started.
4 popular book cover design trends in 2023.
In this article, get a peek at recent and upcoming book releases in a variety of genres to get a sense of what typography styles are trending in publishing right now. This post is a guest piece from our friends at Reedsy, a website that connects authors with publishing professionals.
Meet the 2022 Beatrice Warde Scholarship recipient: Doah Kwon.
We caught up with Doah, who graduated in May 2023 from the School of Visual Arts with a BA in Design, with Rhodes Family Award and Honors. Doah talked about her type-driven design style, a recent project using machine learning and motion, and some of her biggest design influences.
Meet the 2021 Beatrice Warde Scholarship recipient: Ximena Amaya.
We recently caught up with Ximena Amaya, a young designer who is currently interning at Pentagram. Ximena talked about her own bold and sometimes rebellious design style, her passion for the feminist movement in her home country of Mexico, and how design can be used as a communication tool.
Meet the 2021 Adé Hogue Scholarship recipient: Sakinah Bell.
In a recent interview with Monotype, Sakinah Bell, discussed how creative work has provided an outlet to improve her mental health as well as to process current events. Bell described her colorful, bold use of hand-drawn type, her senior thesis focused on metamorphosis, as well as the personal significance of winning the scholarship after overcoming many of life’s hardships.
Meet the 2020 Beatrice Warde Scholarship recipient: Tatiana López.
Every year, Monotype and the Type Director’s Club (TDC) award the Beatrice Warde Scholarship to a young woman entering the design industry. This prestigious scholarship pays tribute to the “first lady of typography,” Beatrice Warde, a champion of type education throughout her career with Monotype and the first female member of the TDC.
Monotype Fonts: 2021 Product Roadmap.
Meet the experts behind Monotype Fonts and get a first-hand look at the new features available now or coming soon in 2021.
Webinar: How type is adapting to the new normal.
Join us to discover insights into the evolving world of fonts from our Sr. Director of Brand, James Fooks-Bale. We’ll discuss the four main areas of change to anticipate in the font industry, and how type design can help your brand reflect its core values.
A talk with Tom Foley on trends, the possible decline of Sans Serif, and what makes a type timeless.
Creative Type Director, Tom Foley, sat down Antalis Creative Power to discuss the 2021 Type Trends report, the state of Sans Serif, and consider what makes a font timeless in his latest interview.
First published on Antalis Creative Power
Soft serve digital and the importance of nostalgia during a crisis.
Phil Garnham, Senior Creative Type Director at Monotype Studio explores the evolution of type in digital and celebrates the heritage at the heart of the Burger King rebrand.
First published on BITE
Logo design for Ila.
Monotype’s Creative Type Director Phil Garnham discusses the role of lettering in logo design with Superunion, one of our agency partners, with a real case example we worked on together.
Why it pays to pay for creativity.
Artists pour their heart and soul into their craft and creations and in an ideal world, every artist would be recognized and paid appropriately for their efforts. In reality, however, artists often have to fight for their rights to be upheld. This has been true for centuries and is only intensifying in the digital era.
Pantone x Monotype: how colour and font make an iconic brand.
Some recent research has shown that companies increasing their design budget grow substantially faster than the competition.
Join Monotype & Pantone to discover the main components of design, and learn why fonts are the element that holds it all together.
You’ll hear from Alice Palmer, Vice President of Marketing at Monotype, and Laurie Pressman, Vice President of the Pantone Color Institute.
Welcome remarks at Brand Talks Connected – EMEA.
Rebecca Price, Senior Brand Manager for Monotype, gives the opening remarks at Brand Talks Connected – EMEA on November 18, 2020.
SUMMA Branding at Brand Talks Connected – EMEA.
Pablo Amade, Creative Director for SUMMA Branding, presents his Correos case study at Brand Talks Connected – EMEA on November 18, 2020.
Strichpunkt at Brand Talks Connected – EMEA.
Markus Dunke, Chief Client Officer, and Tanja Freudenthaler, Creative Director, for Strichpunkt Design, present their Audi case study at Brand Talks Connected – EMEA on November 18, 2020.
Welcome remarks at Brand Talks Connected – Americas.
Rebecca Price, Senior Brand Manager for Monotype, gives the opening remarks at Brand Talks Connected – Americas on November 19, 2020.