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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.

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. 

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.

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. 

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

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

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.

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. 

Webinar: How to tell your brand story with type. 

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

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”.

Fonts: To free or not to free?

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. In other cases, it’s worth paying for fonts from a foundry or subscription provider. Which is right for you? Here’s a guide to choosing the right option for your project. 
 

Why forward-thinking font planning pays off.

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?

Two roads to procuring fonts: Online vs offline.

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.

Generating trust: Safeguarding authenticity in typography.

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. 

Do people really ‘need’ typography? (Hint: Yes, they do).

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.

CaseCo: A Case for Variable Fonts.

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.