Tazugane Gothic Info adopted for display in smart motorcycle helmet.

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 Making of Toyota Type.

Adobe has announced that they’ll sunset support for authoring content with their Type 1 fonts (also known as PostScript, PS1, T1, and Adobe Type 1 fonts) by 2023. Read on for what you need to know.

You’ve been there before: there’s a new tool or system that could be useful for your organization or company, and now it’s up to you, and the rest of the leadership team, to decide whether it’s worth it.

In the words of Monotype Creative Director, Charlie Nix, “Branding is always happening. There are no static brands.” And because brands are constantly evolving, they need pillars in place to keep them united.

Superheroes need sidekicks. Professional sports teams need coaches. And creative teams out there, whether they’re top-tier agencies or up-and-comers hungry to be the best, need a support team they can count on — especially when it comes to addressing their specific typeface and font licensing needs

In a recent episode of our Creative Characters podcast, the conversation centered around how the futures we envision aren’t always practical for the reality we live in – both in sci-fi films and fonts in car dashboards. 

New from the Monotype Studio, Cotford is a contemporary serif from Creative Type Director, Tom Foley.

Please enjoy this free weight of Cotford Display Extra Bold. This desktop-only font is yours to keep and use indefinitely.

Try it today, and see where Cotford takes you.

A high-profile automaker recently reported strange rendering behavior in their automotive displays, which were using Monotype’s Helvetica Now font. The automaker shared access to their platform and font integration tools with us, concerned that the rendering issues were due to bad outlines in Helvetica Now.

After years of raising awareness and understanding around mental health, the time had come for charity Mind to update its iconic visual identity. Monotype Studio developed Mind Meridian – a modified typeface that puts warmth and accessibility at the heart of the brand.  

Learn how Toyota Type was developed as part of the iconic automaker’s new brand identity.

Presentation given by Nicole Johnson, Associate Director of User Experience, Iconmobile, at Brand Talks Connected.

Building in-car technology that offers a balance of information and entertainment is critical for today’s auto suppliers. Drivers expect car HMIs that are on par with their smartphone screens. Our new ebook highlights areas you can’t ignore if you want to deliver a seamless experience.

Typography on the web has long been considered second to web page performance, leaving web designers unable to apply all but the most basic typographic principles to online content. Until now. With the recent emergence of the variable font format, designers can work with an entire font family as they do in print.