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Watching our Agile Guilds evolve from a concept to a flourishing part of our culture has been exciting and empowering for me. I wanted to document the transformation for others who might be interested. Enjoy! #agile #transformation #enterprise #agiletransformation #guild #agileguilds #scaledagile #agileenterprise

"Brands lean heavily on social proof, experience, awards and hype to differentiate themselves from one another. But there is something else, a je ne sais quoi, that makes a brand distinct among its peers. Typeface is an integral part of that." ✍ Charles Nix on the language of typefaces, via Fast Company: https://mntype.co/3KJWh6o

This week on Creative Characters, none other than designer Katrina Romulo. Known for her bold use of color and playful typography, Kat walks us through her unconventional journey into design, beginning with a serendipitous flyer at UC Berkeley. We talk through her rise from posting personal projects on Instagram to acquiring client work, her thoughts on the push and pull of social media algorithms and how they affect creatives, and the significance of artistic experimentation to combat burnout. 🎧 Tune in here: https://mntype.co/3Rp0yzT Pictured below: ✨ Kat in her workspace. ✨ Poster design - I’m Rich! (tutorial on how to make posters on YouTube). ✨ Branding and packaging design for Lentiful (photography by Garnish Studios). ✨ Brand design for Drink Local. ✨ Branding and packaging design for Halia. ✨ Making logos for your favorite girl scout cookies reimagined. ✨ Branding and packaging design for Hyper Skin. ✨ Poster design - Your hard work will pay off. ✨ Illustration - Cats at home.

This week! If you're in Paris, join us for a free Type Trends event where we'll explore a variety of projects with typography experts: Matthieu Salvaggio of Blaze Type, Jérémie Fesson of Graphéine, Johan Debit of Brand Brothers, and Alessandro Bolchi from Lonsdale Design. Register at the link below. Rejoignez-nous le 13 juin prochain pour l'évenement Type Trends 2024 à Paris. Découvrez les projets d'experts en typographie: Blaze Type avec Matthieu Salvaggio, Graphéine avec Jérémie Fesson, Brand Brothers avec Johan Debit et enfin Alessandro Bolchi de Lonsdale. 🖤 S'inscrire: https://mntype.co/3yRKjoI

“White space is to be regarded as an active element, not a passive background.” The Counter Attack trend from our Type Trends report takes this advice seriously – arguably making white space the primary element of focus. The type in this trend is full of charisma and dynamic energy all formed around the hollow shapes at the heart of each letter. 💗 More type trends here: https://mntype.co/3SMBjc2 #TypeTrends2024 Below: ⭐ Bát Tràng Museum by M — N Associates. ⭐ Loot Coffee by Seachange. ⭐ The Museum of London Docklands by Studio Bergini. ⭐ RATIO by Landscape, Jenny Sharaf. ⭐ Building Diversity by Bounty Hunters & Public Service Agency. ⭐ Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity by Manual. ⭐ Blum Skincare by Lina Aragon and María Alejandra Maya-Fresa. ⭐ Frekl by Electric Brands.

Ask anyone in the creative department, and they’ll admit it: they prefer ideation over logistics or tech. And when deadlines loom, every moment counts. Hulsbosch Creative Director, Mikey Hart, says Monotype Fonts lifted his team's productivity by allowing for just that — they spend less time (and less open tabs) hunting for fonts and benefit from seamless, automatic loading of fonts into their design programs. 🌟 Read the full case study: https://mntype.co/3RdD40C Below: work for Coles Group by Hulsbosch.

Here's something you may not hear about every day: the typography of watches. This week on Creative Characters, Doug Wilson speaks to Lee Yuen-Rapati, a designer who specializes in watch and type design, about the intricacies of designing numerals for watches. 🎧 Tune in here: https://mntype.co/3V865Mr Pictured below, in Lee's words: 1) A 12 numeral meant to appear on a curved baseline. In the background are the "default" 1 and 2 numerals showing where they differ from the digits in 12. 2) This is the Fears Redcliff Edwin Edition, family and friends version. 3) Breguet numerals, an example of a watch-specific numeral style. 4) Fears Archival 1930 Small seconds, a reedition of a Fears watch from 1930. It features revived typography. 5) Example of my daily project of drawing watches (@onehourwatch on Instagram).

Monotype + The Readability Consortium = a partnership for the future of reading. 📖 We are excited to join TRC, a team of engineers, psychophysicists, and designers dedicated to making reading more comfortable. Our collaboration combines our expertise in fonts and design with TRC's research to create accessible reading experiences for people around the world — especially within writing systems which tend to be overlooked in type research despite widespread use, like Arabic and Mandarin Chinese. We're excited to join the existing members of TRC, including Google, Adobe, and the nonprofit Readability Matters! Discover more about our partnership here: https://mntype.co/3KtSz0S

✨ “We have to be very deliberate with the kind of creative decisions that we're making with our type choices.” — Jake Yem, Senior UI Designer at Territory Studio. Territory Studio is renowned for its boundary-pushing visuals in blockbusters and AR experiences — their award-winning motion design is featured in films such as “Ad Astra,” “The Martian,” the “Avengers” franchise, “Ready Player One,” and “Blade Runner 2049.” They were also able to transform their creative workflow with Monotype Fonts. Their story is a testament to the importance of the right tools in unleashing creativity and efficiency. Read the full case study here: https://mntype.co/4dUXUf1

Elevating brands, one design decision at a time. Why do we return to certain brands time and again? It's not just habit; it's the power of consistent visual storytelling. We teamed up with our friends at Hopscotch to share a few strategies you can use to unlock the potential of your brand’s visual identity — check them out here: https://mntype.co/4bOVKeX