VSA Partners Case Study
VSA Partners • 30 year old agency
• Offices in Chicago, NYC and Detroit Notable clients:
VSA Partners Case Study
Life Before Universal Type Server • Single user font management
• Ad-hoc installed with an system image
• Not really updated
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Server Configuration • One Universal Type Server
• Client Licenses: 180
• Core Client Licenses: 120
• LDAP & Kerberos Single Sign-on
• Serve fonts to all offices from Chicago
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Universal Type Server Initial Configuration • Management of multiple font collections
serving disparate creative teams
• Consistent and reliable server
• Easy server configuration
• Local administration
• Three teams separated into separate workgroups
• Local personal workgroups
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Initial Configuration Challenges • Local personal workgroups
• Users shared fonts
• Font compliance nonexistent
• Multiple cuts of the same font in different formats
• Lack of consistency
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Universal Type Server Reorganized Configuration • Ensure font licensing compliance
• IT & Legal department push
• Built New Workgroups • Old Fonts
• Client Font Workgroups
• Adobe Font Folio
• VSA Fonts
• Reintroduced Personal Workgroups
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Compliance Strategy • Licensed Adobe Font Folio
• All fonts purchased by IT
• Requests made through helpdesk
• IT uploads fonts to server
• IT tracks licensing with UTS
• IT can now view server-based personal workgroups
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From the Client User’s Perspective • Easy access to font collection
• Ability to search and browse fonts
• Precise font activation
• Better ability to manage font libraries
• Standard part of creative toolset
• Easily recognized by new employees