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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