Type resources for designers and brand owners

There comes a time in every organization’s life when a makeover becomes essential.

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.

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”.

With so many fonts available for free, why should you ever pay for one? This is the question many brands face. There are plenty of high-quality free fonts available from reputable libraries that will do the job for a variety of projects.

With great digital presence comes the great responsibility of protecting your digital assets. Fonts stand bravely at the frontlines of your organization’s brand, valiantly broadcasting its values at every touchpoint. Therein lies the question - how does a brand protect its fonts so the fonts can speak for the brand?

If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together. Accompanying you on your company’s branding journey, this guide is designed to support you as you decide which path to take when it comes to font license acquisition.

In our modern world, fonts are all around us. In our books, on our phones, and across our roadways, fonts help us navigate the spaces we engage with. Fonts are powerful. They play a pivotal role in visual communication, conveying messages, establishing brand identities, helping make content more accessible, and shaping user experiences across mediums. 

Type is everywhere all the time, from mundane signage to extraordinary examples of cutting-edge design. In some cases, people might think type doesn’t matter, but our own Charles Nix has a different theory.

Creative Characters Ep. 19: Chelsea Goldwell.

Variable fonts have been around for a few years now and are very well supported. But how much do we know about all the ways they can benefit a brand and its audience? We’ll take a look at how CaseCo, an admittedly fictitious company, has incorporated them throughout their brand identity and web experience: from brand voice and fidelity, to more expressive typographic choices, to being more accessible to more people across more devices — and even some benefits for website engineering and infrastructure teams. Even if only one or two of these use cases make sense for your work — variable fonts are ready to make a huge impact for your organization. 

In part 1, we explored how a GPU can be used to render text in an application to enhance the performance. “Glyph Rendering and Texture Mapping” can be used to pre-render glyphs in a GPU texture and mapping of glyphs in that texture can be used at runtime to show those glyphs at proper position. 

Bekaert — Typographic purpose with Interbrand and Monotype

MotoGP™ is the top division of the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix. It’s the oldest motorsports championship (racing since 1949) and visits a total of 16 countries across four continents every season.

Typeface Collection: fonts & feelings.

In the world of design, every detail matters. As a creative, you understand that the choice of color, shape, and layout can make or break a design. But what if we told you neuroscience could help you choose typefaces more confidently? 

In the competitive world of marketing, standing out is crucial. As a marketing decision-maker, you're constantly looking for ways to differentiate your brand and connect with your audience on a deeper level. But have you considered the role of typefaces in your marketing strategy? 

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.

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.