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Let’s look at some common font issues you might have already come across, and how Monotype Fonts can help you resolve them.
What’s new.
Monotype’s company desktop license empowers cloud access to brand fonts.
Long gone are the days of zipping up folders of font files and sharing them across your organization, or even messier, embedding fonts in documents in the cloud in hopes that the design remains intact. We recently announced an expanded set of licensing rights which allows all employees within an organization to access Commercial Production Fonts in their desktop environments.
Creative Characters S2 E8: Andrew Krivine and Michael Worthington.
This week we’re welcoming Andrew Krivine, author and punk rock collector, alongside Michael Worthington, faculty at CalArts and co-founder of Counterspace. The creative duo is here to tell the tale of how they co-created the largest exhibition of punk and new wave graphics ever shown on the West Coast.
Monotype x Limerick.
Over the past four years, we’ve been lucky to forge a reciprocal partnership with the Limerick School of Art & Design / TUS in Ireland. Both Creative Type Directors Tom Foley and Emilios Theofanous have now participated in workshops and modules at the leading fine art, design and creative media school. This year’s students were asked to write a message platform for one typeface and build a marketing plan and design assets to promote it in digital or print media.
Font resources for brands.
5 rebrands that used type to transform their sector.
Rebranding a business is not for the faint of heart. It’s an enormous operation that requires significant time and investment while offering the possibility of totally revitalizing a brand.
How to find a legible font.
Legibility is a crucial consideration when trying to choose a font for your project. Here’s how to find a legible font that will be easy on the eyes for your readers and customers.
The 4 most important considerations when choosing a font for website or app launches.
Launching a website or app? Your font choice is key to your success. Here’s how to assess the legibility, consistency, performance, and longevity of your font choice.
Inspiration.
Spark your creativity: Expert tips to keep you focused and inspired.
Find design inspiration in an age of information overload.
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.
7 Typographic rebrands that worked wonders.
Today’s brands must keep up with a fast-paced digital world and navigate a “new normal” that’s still emerging from the worst of the pandemic. The last few years shifted everyone’s digital expectations, how brands operate, and in some cases, impacted their business models. Moreover, issues like biodiversity, sustainability, diversity and equity, and brand activism are all booming. So how does this all impact brand building? These macro shifts are greatly influencing how companies position themselves, the services they offer, and how they communicate with their customers.
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Good Type part 10: Good type can stretch.
Choosing a typeface to represent a brand’s voice isn’t an easy decision, and it becomes more complicated when companies have to factor in the future. Type offers brands an immense amount of value, but it needs to be able to stretch.
Good Type part 9: Good type has secrets.
Much like people, typefaces are multifaceted. They can be practical and straightforward, or they can be expressive and full of contrast, depending on how they’re used. Making the most of a typeface means knowing how to unlock its secrets.
How do you choose a typeface when you’re the world’s biggest font foundry?
Monotype’s brand refresh needed to achieve the same consistency of communication that it champions for its customers. But what’s the answer when you’re a type foundry with literally tens of thousands of fonts to choose from, and multiple products and services to design for?
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.
Good Type part 7: Good type is a global traveler.
Today’s brands need to speak a wide range of languages. This installment of Good Type examines the different ways type can take your message across the globe.
Talking creative collaboration with UK Type Director Tom Foley.
UK Type Director Tom Foley discusses how today’s brands can deliver stunning, impactful creative work—if they can get everyone on the same page.
The City of Lights hosted its first Brand Day.
On February 21, hundreds of creatives and brand managers came together to hear from some of today’s most influential groups in France and internationally.
Good Type part 6: Good type is a team player.
Pairing typefaces is one of the more challenging tasks a typographer faces. This installment of Good Type examines the different ways designers can pair fonts.
Is the text on your website ADA accessible? Part three: Live text.
In this three-part series, we’ll show you how fonts can help your website follow the standards established by the Americans with Disabilities Act.