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Set up your font library or clean up your current collection – Part 1 Font. Typeface. Art. Whatever you may call it, fonts can be used in a variety of ways; often as the backbone of any good campaign or design. There are also so many of them which makes […]
At first blush, font licensing can be more complex than necessary. So complex that some may choose to avoid paying attention to license details. We’ve shown in many other blog posts that font licensing missteps can cause legal issues with real financial repercussions: Cher Faces Legal Troubles from Typography on […]
Fonts are seemingly innocuous pieces of software, but when treated improperly can cause big problems for you, your team, and even your entire company. Volvo sued for $1.5 Million In June 2017, Volvo was sued by Berthold for font copyright violation. Volvo is being accused of extending the typeface options […]
Learn font distribution best practices so you don’t get caught in a font licensing conundrum Think of font distribution as a process. Not only does it keep your fonts organized and efficiently distributed, it also helps you maintain the appropriate number of font licenses by helping track which fonts are authorized, […]
It seems easy. Just download a font and use it, right? Well, not necessarily. It is easy to quickly download a font and utilize it without giving the process much thought, but that’s the problem. Forgetting or not understanding user license agreements or utilizing fonts incorrectly can lead to font […]
