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Inspiration prompt of the week. 💛 Type set in Mabry (Colophon Foundry)

From meeting the BDF community to seeing some incredibly inspiring talks, we could not have had a better time at Birmingham Design Festival 🤩 Marie Boulanger took the stage for her talk "Kerning, spacing, leading the way," validating all the proud (but still very creative) rule-followers. She shared how the rigid, unforgiving and demanding rules of type design have provided her with the most beautiful framework she could dream of, not just to draw letters but to carve out a career and life she loves. Thank you for having us, Birmingham Design Festival!

“In most films, the title screen is the first character you see.” When it comes to designing for a movie, choosing a typeface is one of the most important creative decisions. In our latest video essay, Monotype’s Marie Boulanger tells us exactly why movie fonts matter: https://lnkd.in/eZiW553c

Raise your hand if you've ever been puzzled by font licensing. ✋ In the second edition of our new podcast miniseries series, Behind the Font, we dig into the technical side of font licenses. Our Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Philip Carey-Bergren, and host, Carl Unger, dissect the main parts of a font license and walk us through some common font licensing use cases you might see at work. Tune in here: https://mntype.co/45CHl3T

This trend from our Type Trends report seeks to replicate naiveté within bounds. It’s quirky but respectful, professional but with a twist. If the world of graphic design strives to produce perfect creations, the Profeshinal trend offers a counterbalance by celebrating perfectly imperfect designs that are proudly authentic. See the full report here: https://mntype.co/3XCQUO0 Pictured below: 🌀 Jolene logotype by the young son of graphic designer Frith Kerr. 🌀 Momofuku by Andy Baron, and in-house design team. 🌀 Fluffle by .Oddity Studio. 🌀 😃 Happy Fuel ⛽ by WONDERLAND. 🌀 Made for Med by Graphéine. 🌀 Radford Beauty by Day Job. 🌀 Mojo Supermarket by House of Gül. 🌀 Pardon Typeface by PFA Typefaces.

Graham Sturt, Head of Creative at Monotype, took the stage at #typeparis24 to give a behind the scenes view into the entire creative process behind Type Trends 2024. ⚡ From initial concepts, through creative development, to final delivery via AI experimentation, Graham shared with the crowd a behind the scenes look at the development of the (rather unconventional) multi-channel campaign identity. Explore Type Trends here: https://mntype.co/3zcv6id

Brand new podcast series just dropped — if you've found yourself confused about the technical and legal sides of design, this one's for you. Behind the Font is exactly what it sounds like: a podcast miniseries to help you understand how creative work gets done. First up: font licensing. In part one, we get a crash course in recent font history to understand how licenses have evolved and why this matters to today's brands. 💙 Tune in here: https://mntype.co/3VRRHts

Highlights from Art Directors Club (ADC) Germany ✨ Type in branding is powerful. In fact, typography is probably the most powerful design asset in creative branding. In times when AI is increasingly involved in brand development, it is becoming more and more important. It creates recognition. And above all - it conveys emotions. Friedrich, Senior Type Designer at Monotype, and Eva, Senior Creative at Interbrand, presented a rebrand case study for Boehringer Ingelheim. Together, Monotype and Interbrand created a custom brand typeface, reflecting a positive view of the future and the conviction that we can shape and influence it for the better.

Thank you to to our friends at Blaze Type, Graphéine, Brand Brothers, and Lonsdale Design for joining our Type Trends event in Paris last week. We were delighted to welcome you on stage and share this moment with you. ❤️ Merci à Blaze Type, Graphéine, Brand Brothers et Lonsdale Design d'avoir participé à notre événement Type Trends à Paris la semaine dernière. Votre participation et vos interventions ont été extrêmement enrichissantes. Nous avons été ravis de vous accueillir sur scène et de partager ce moment avec vous.

Watching our Agile Guilds evolve from a concept to a flourishing part of our culture has been exciting and empowering for me. I wanted to document the transformation for others who might be interested. Enjoy! #agile #transformation #enterprise #agiletransformation #guild #agileguilds #scaledagile #agileenterprise