Font Founders #4: Jan Tschichold
Today we’re celebrating typographer, book designer, teacher, and writer Jan Tschichold. The son of a provincial sign writer, Tschichold trained in calligraphy. His artisan background and calligraphic...
View ArticleFont Founders #5: Max Miedinger
As a young man, Max Miedinger (1910-1980) was trained as a typesetter in Zurich, Switzerland. He became a typographer for Globus department store’s advertising studio in 1936. From 1947-56 he was a...
View Article4 Questions 4… Alexandra Snowdon
Alexandra Snowdon‘s love for art and typography began at a young age, and her commitment to learning, traveling, and experiencing the world is reflected in her skilled designs. In 2010 Alexandra...
View Article4 Questions 4… Alejandro Lo Celso
Alejandro Lo Celso is the founder and princpal type designer at the font foundry PampaType, the very first digital type foundry in Argentina, which pioneered the latest wave in Latin American type...
View ArticleInterview with Jay Roeder
When Jay Roeder didn’t know an answer to a math problem in grade school, he did what he knew best: he drew a Ninja Turtle. “I still think that this was the best possible answer to the problem,” Jay...
View ArticleHappy IT Asset Management Awareness Month
Everyone in Information Technology has something to celebrate this month! Extensis has joined forces with the International Association of Information Technology Association (IAITAM) to expand the...
View Article4Q4 End of 2016
This year we had the pleasure of interviewing type designers, foundry founders, art directors, educators, calligraphers, graphic designers, hand-letterers, and more. Our 4 Questions 4 series showcased...
View ArticleTypography Trends: Year’s End Roundup
New Year’s tends to bring a few traditions you can always count on. Champagne, Auld Lang Syne—and the inevitable yearly predictions listicles. With 2017 around the corner, we’ve been anticipating these...
View ArticleSPECTRUM 5.0 & Extensis Portfolio
Collections Management Standard & Digital Asset Management Go Hand in Hand Many in the museum and/or heritage and culture industries are familiar with SPECTRUM©; the standard for collections...
View ArticleHow to Manage & Promote Your Brand
Polish your brand management and your image will shine As a creative professional, you know how important image can be. Whether you are a designer, illustrator, writer, developer, photographer, project...
View Article4 Questions 4… Mark Simonson
1. How did you get into the business of type design? I got interested in the idea of type design when I was studying graphic design at college in the mid-seventies. My first fonts were published by...
View ArticleRights Management & Digital Asset Management
What happens when Rights Management & DAM join forces? First of all, what is Rights Management? Well, Rights Management is a method organizations use to ensure proper usage of licensed content. For...
View ArticleTop 10 Font Alternatives to Helvetica
Believe it or not, there are quite a few Helvetica font alternatives you can use. A few years ago, we published an article to help designers and typography enthusiasts explore alternatives to...
View ArticleReduce Spend By Improving Font Management – A Case Study
How did a global media & publishing firm save 30% in spend with a font management solution? The Company Font management plays a key role at SANDOW, a rapidly growing global publishing and media...
View ArticleThe Power of Potatoes, Sausage & Eggs
Extensis Breakfast Donation Drive How does free breakfast help our community? Don’t they say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day? Not only does food fuel inspiration, but it’s also...
View ArticleFind Cursive Fonts For Microsoft Word
Last year, after we published this article, we learned that “finding the right cursive font” is a popular topic. So, we decided to publish this post again. Enjoy! The Perfect Cursive for Your Perfect...
View Article4 Questions 4 with David Berlow
David Berlow entered the type industry in 1978. As a co-founder (with Roger Black) of The Font Bureau, David has developed more than 300 new and revised type designs for The Chicago Tribune, The Wall...
View ArticleThe Type (In)Spector: A Conversation with Fiona O’Leary
We published this article about a year ago and it was hit! So, we decided to bring this post back from the blog archives for your reading pleasure. Enjoy! You’re probably aware of the hubbub...
View ArticleWhich Fonts Help With Dyslexia?
What do Jennifer Aniston, Thomas Edison, Cher, Andy Warhol, Steve Jobs, Steven Spielberg, Pablo Picasso, and Ozzy Osbourne have in common? They were all diagnosed with dyslexia. (Albert Einstein,...
View ArticleExtensis Finds the Perfect Scoop for the Perfect Product Launch
I scream, you scream… after a fruitful product launch, the entire Extensis team was screaming for Ice Cream! Summer Treats for an Exquisite Team We’re always looking for new ways to add value to our...
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