Crafting connection and authenticity: Insights from Brand Talks Köln.
We recently had the pleasure of hosting Brand Talks in Cologne. It was our first ever aufenthalt in the carnival-capital, and it was a great success! We enjoyed a captivating afternoon, hearing from some of the industry’s finest, talking about what they do best. Monotype’s Creative Type Director,Sina Otto set the stage with a powerful opening.
The Commercial Printer: The hero with a thousand typefaces.
In the commercial printing world, nothing is more frustrating or less welcome than waste – wasted time, wasted materials, and wasted effort. Prepress systems can help streamline the process, but certain issues often slip through the cracks. And since one of the most common reasons for unwanted reprinting across prepress systems is faulty, incompatible or missing font files, we’re offering the following best practices.
Meet the 2024 Beatrice Warde Scholarship recipient: Gabriela Parra Sánchez.
Get to know Gabriela Parra Sánchez, the 2024 Beatrice Warde Scholarship recipient, an artist and illustrator in formation at the Bauhaus Universität Weimar. Read on for an interview with the promising young designer.
Meet the 2024 Adé Hogue Scholarship recipient: Patrick Guanaz.
Get to know Patrick Guanaz, the 2024 Adé Hogue Scholarship recipient and a senior at Centro Universitário Senac in São Paulo, Brazil. Read on for an interview with the promising young designer.
Creative Characters S4 E19: Cat How on building a branding agency that stands out.
In this episode, host Tom Foley chats with Cat about building an ethical branding agency, tackling big projects, and having fun at work. Tune in now.
Creative Characters S4 E18: Kelli Anderson on the art and power of papercraft.
Doug Wilson catches up with Kelli Anderson about her forthcoming typography pop-up book, her passion for teaching design with tactile objects, and her love of all things paper. Tune in now.
Creative Characters S4 E17: Searching for our inner child at Adobe MAX 2024.
Listen in for a behind-the-scenes look at Adobe MAX 2024. Tune in now to hear from twenty or so voices at MAX, all of whom were kind enough to share their time and their stories with us on the mic.
Creative Characters S4 E16: Exploring the American design story behind Field Notes with Jim Coudal.
Here’s the story of Field Notes, in all of its 3½ × 5½-inch glory, from co-founder Jim Coudal. Tune in now. No need to take notes (unless you want to, of course).
Creative Characters S4 E14: Never snap to guides: Exploring creative freedom with David Carson.
This week on Creative Characters, host Graham Sturt sits down with graphic design icon and the father of grunge typography, David Carson. Tune in now.
Creative Characters S4 E13: Embracing Chaos and Stillness: Astrid Stavro’s Design Philosophy.
This week, Monotype’s Executive Creative Director, Tom Foley, sits down with renowned graphic designer Astrid Stavro to explore her captivating journey. Tune in now.
Creative Characters S4 E12: From Parsons to Type Thursday: a conversation with Thomas Jockin.
This week on Creative Characters, host Charles Nix sits down with Thomas Jockin, the founder of Type Thursday, a global type meetup. Tune in for an interesting look at the intersection of type design, education, and community-building.
Creative Characters S4 E11: Kyle Read on the art (of the business) of type design.
Host Doug Wilson sits down with his long-time friend, Kyle Read, a distinguished type designer and graphic designer based in Denver, Colorado. Kyle shares his journey from studying at the Savannah College of Art and Design, working for various design studios and advertising agencies, to founding Badson Type Foundry. Tune in to hear Kyle’s story.
Dingbats beyond Wingdings Part 2: Zapf Dingbats, Webdings, Emoticons & Emojis.
Inspired by a conversation with the power-couple in typography who blessed the world with the Wingdings font families, we bring you a two-part deep dive into all things dingbats.
Dive into Dingbats Part 1: Interview with Wingdings creators.
Inspired by a conversation with the power-couple in typography who blessed the world with the Wingdings font families —Kris Holmes and Charles “Chuck” Bigelow—we bring you a two-part deep dive into all things dingbats. Here, in Part 1, we unpack dingbats with a focus on Wingdings; In Part 2, we look at “Dingbats beyond Wingdings: Zapf Dingbats, Webdings, Emoticons, and Emojis”.
Behind the Font: Font Licensing, demystified (Part 3 of 3).
In part 3 of Behind the Font, our Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Phil Carey-Bergren, and host, Carl Unger, discuss the implications of breaching font licenses, the significance of copyright, and what to do if you accidentally breach a contract or misuse a font license. Tune in now.
Behind the Font: Font Licensing, demystified (Part 2 of 3).
In part 2 of Behind the Font, our Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Phil Carey-Bergren, and host, Carl Unger, dissect the main parts of a font license and walk us through some common font licensing use cases you might see at work. Tune in now.
Behind the Font: Font Licensing, demystified (Part 1 of 3).
In the first-ever edition of our new podcast miniseries series Behind the Font, we dive in to the often murky and mysterious waters of font licensing. In part one, we get a crash course in recent font history to understand how licenses have evolved and why this matters to today’s brands, designers, and agencies. Tune in now.
Elevate your Brand: 4 Simple Design Strategies with Proven Results.
Design choices might seem superficial — but clear, engaging brand systems deliver significant impact for small businesses. A strong visual identity can give you an advantage by telling a clear story about your products or services and convincing customers to convert. Ultimately, effective design delivered consistently across key touchpoints can help you: