Tag: Creative matters
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Craig Ward: From metal type to the digital unknown.
Craig Ward: From metal type to the digital unknown.
Creative Characters S2 E16: Craig Ward: From metal type to the digital unknown.
This week, host Charles Nix sits down with Craig to talk about his career, his myriad side projects and quirky pastimes, and how technology could revolutionize the way we use type and ensure the rights of ownership for designers.
Found some font inconsistencies? Here’s what to do next.
The best way to ensure brand continuity across all customer touchpoints? The consistent use of fonts. But inconsistencies are surprisingly common. Use this guide to find and resolve them.
Common font licensing hassles that creatives face (and how to avoid making them).
Graphic designers and other creative team members are usually the primary users of the fonts at a brand, which means they’re also responsible for ensuring those fonts are used properly according to their license.
Creative Characters S2 E15: Annie Atkins: building worlds in film through graphic props and typography.
Today we’re welcoming Annie Atkins, a creative in the film industry (just like our last guest, Holly Fraser). She’s known for her graphic props and set pieces for Wes Anderson’s Grand Budapest Hotel and Isle of Dogs. Tune-in to learn about the magic of film.
8 surefire sources of design inspiration.
As a creative, it’s easy to get swept away by trends and the latest and greatest. Learn about 8 unique places for inspiration and when to bring type selection into your process.
Holly Fraser: Winning Oscars and attention with a purpose-driven brand.
Holly Fraser: Winning Oscars and attention with a purpose-driven brand.
Creative Characters S2 E14: Holly Fraser: Winning Oscars and attention with a purpose-driven brand.
Today we’re welcoming Holly Fraser, editor-in-chief at WePresent, WeTransfer’s digital arts platform that works with 1,000+ creatives from over 100 countries. Tune-in to learn what makes a hit film, how to stay inspired, and why the creative industries need more diversity.
Creative Characters S2 E13: Mindy Seu: Gathering 30 years of cyberfeminism.
Today we’re welcoming Mindy Seu, a New York-based designer, researcher, and an educator at Rutgers and Yale. Seu recently completed the Cyberfeminism Index, a book documenting more than 700 short entries of radical techno-critical activism. Tune in as Seu shares her story of getting involved in cyberfeminism and the process involved in publishing her book.
Jason Debiak: Let's start a design agency from scratch.
Jason Debiak: Let’s start a design agency from scratch.
Creative Characters S2 E12: Jason Debiak: Let's start a design agency from scratch.
This week we’re welcoming Jason Debiak, friend of Creative Characters co-host, Carl, and co-founder of Paper Tiger, a family-owned design agency. Jason runs the agency alongside his brother, creating designs for user-friendly websites and mobile applications while having a Helvetica of a good time.
Ximena Amaya on the role of design in communication, architecture, and protest.
Ximena Amaya on the role of design in communication, architecture, and protest.
Need Type 1 Font Replacements? Monotype Fonts Is Here to Help.
Is your brand ready for the end of Type 1 or PostScript fonts? If you haven’t begun the process of replacing those fonts yet, it’s definitely time – Adobe is ending all support for these font formats by January 2023. Avoid disruption by taking action now!
How to Prepare for the End of Type 1 Fonts.
By the end of this year, you will no longer be able to create new content with Adobe’s Type 1 fonts (also known as PostScript, PS1, T1, and Adobe Type 1 fonts). Read our guide to see if you need to update your font library.
4 things you need to know about the end of Adobe’s Type 1 font support.
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.
