PUBLISHING AND FONTS WHAT’S THE ISSUE? Presented by Jim Kidwell

Agenda

Publishing Font Issues

• Evolving team structures • Distribution issues • Compliance • Creative disconnect • Process output automation

Evolving team structures

• More connected professionals • Geographic challenges • Varying team member needs !  IT

!  Creative !  Editorial !  Production

More Fonts, More Problems

• Years of purchases • Large font collections

Many Digital Font Formats

•  Bitmapped •  PostScript •  TrueType •  TTC, Multiple Master, dfont, AAT, etc. •  OpenType

Font Distribution & Synchronization

Distribution & Synchronization Solves 1.  Solve technical issues

a.  Missing fonts

b.  Incorrect fonts

2.  Brand control

3.  Font compliance

Workgroup Distribution

By User Type

Production

Design

Editorial

By Client

Ford

Macy’s

Nike

By Project

Website

Collateral

Event

Compliance

Font Licenses

•  Typeface designs cannot be copyrighted

•  Fonts are licensed as software

Compliance Strategies

Compliance through workgroup access

Compliance through user permissions

Compliance for all users

Creative Disconnect

•  Want creative exploration & inspiration •  Don’t know what the team has •  “Close enough” isn’t good enough •  Everyone has the “me toos”

What Solutions Do Creatives Need?

A Font Dashboard

Ability to Search

Find Similarities - QuickMatch

Preview fonts

Detailed Data

Plug-in based font activation

•  Adobe Creative Cloud !  InDesign !  Illustrator !  Photoshop

!  InCopy

• QuarkXPress

Every Font At Hand

A Little Fontspiration

Process output automation

Resources Font Management Best Practices Guides

•  Server-based, OS X and Windows •  www.extensis.com/fmbpg

Universal Type Server •  www.typeserver.com •  Free 30-day trial

Connect •  @extensis •  @jimkidwell