Type resources for designers and brand owners

How are typefaces chosen for luxury brands?

The typefaces or logo designs chosen by luxury houses are never random: they embody their values, history, and vision while reflecting their strategic positioning. 

Creative Characters S5 E5: Trevor Jackson: How to remix your career and stay independent.

In this episode, Trevor Jackson shares his journey as a designer, music producer, and artist, providing an inside look at his creative philosophy and groundbreaking work. Trevor’s story is a masterclass in doing what you love, not what the industry thinks you *should* do. Tune in now.

Toddle x Monotype Fonts: Multilingual support and enhanced creativity.

Toddle, a pioneering ed-tech platform, is dedicated to empowering educators with tools to create and deliver world-class learning experiences. With a mission to simplify teaching and learning for schools and teachers worldwide, Toddle places design and user experience at the core of its product strategy.

Creative Characters S5 E4: How Kris Andrew Small found his groove: movement, color, and making art that matters.

On this week’s episode, Kris Andrew Small talks about converting frustration into energetic creativity, coping with ADHD, and finding inspiration in 80s New York and his vibrant Sydney surroundings. Tune in now.

HM International: Clearly comprehensive

HM International is a leading provider of content management services for corporate clients in the financial and capital markets. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the company offers a diverse range of services, including financial disclosure and compliance solutions, language services, and media placement, along with customised marketing and creative solutions, such as website  design, social media, and digital marketing services. 

November webinar: Font licensing made easy.

Whether you’re a team of one or sit in a large organization, font licensing can be complicated and overwhelming. 

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.

September webinar: How to tell your brand story with type.

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

September webinar: Font licensing made easy.

Whether you’re a team of one or sit in a large organization, font licensing can be complicated and overwhelming. 

Making the Leap: Pearlfisher Partners with Monotype.

Over the last year or so, Pearlfisher became a Monotype agency partner, and doing so has made life a lot easier for the Realization team. Read on to learn how Monotype Fonts has streamlined organizing font files and tracking licensing information for Pearlfisher.

Crafting soundscapes: the art and intuition behind Hugh Miller’s award-winning album cover design.

We recently spoke with London designer and Art Director Hugh Miller about the project that landed him the Freda Sack award, the highest accolade from the International Society of Typographic Designers. Read on to learn more about his thoughtful work.

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.