Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: TYPE), a leading provider of
typefaces, technology and expertise for creative applications and
consumer devices, has teamed up with Google to encourage creative
experimentation in Web design. A new, free
public version of Monotype’s Typecast™
application can now be accessed through Google Fonts, helping users to
create better quality Web typography.
“Great design starts with exceptional typography, and easy access to
type is essential for creative expression,” said Chris Roberts, vice
president and general manager of Monotype’s e-commerce group. “Our goal
is to make designing with Web fonts more accessible to everyone. So
we've partnered with Google to reach out to more designers. Those who
currently rely on Google’s library of free typefaces to bring more
varied typography to the Web will now be able to work with those
typefaces more easily and create stunning, readable compositions
in a fraction of the time.”
“Choosing a typeface in isolation, without the context of content or
other text, is a difficult task,” said Filip Zembowicz, product manager
at Google. “The Typecast design tool makes it easy to try out and
experiment with font pairings from the Google Fonts directory.”
The award-winning,
premium version of the Typecast application enables typographic
experimentation without the need to hand code or use expensive design
software. In this new public version, users are able to select any font
on the Google Fonts website and then follow the link to the Typecast
application. From there, designers can work with that font (and the
complete Google Fonts library) on text of any length and use a wide
range of type controls to build clear, readable type systems through
adjustments such as font size, weight and line spacing. Designers can
also work with Web fonts side-by-side to quickly see at a glance what’s
working and what’s not. Users are able to create more realistic
compositions with floats, clears, margins, and padding controls, and a
number of effects are available such as background colors, borders and
text shadows. In this free version of the Typecast application, a user’s
work can be exported as production-ready HTML and CSS, or PNG files, to
share with others or merge with comps.
“I’m delighted that fans of Google Fonts are now able to use this new,
free version of the Typecast application,” said Paul McKeever, director
of Typecast. “Google’s service is incredibly popular, and many
designers’ first experience with Web fonts is made possible through
their free library. In our drive to encourage more use of Web fonts
online and offer a new way to access the Typecast application, Google
Fonts is the ideal partner. We hope that our free public version will
foster more type lovers and over time cultivate more typography
advocates. We think that’s good for the Web, clients, readers and
designers everywhere.”
Monotype’s premium version of its Typecast application starts at $29 per
month. Google users can upgrade at any time to take full advantage of
the thousands of other typefaces available in the app, including fonts
from Fonts.com
Web Fonts, Typekit, Webtype and Fontdeck. The premium version also
allows users to save their work, publish designs to a URL for sharing
and testing on devices, and create a style guide for projects with just
one click.
Further information about the Typecast application and Google Fonts is
available at http://typecast.com/google-fonts.
About the Typecast application
With the Typecast application, designers are able to combine, compare
and style Web fonts quickly without performing screen captures in
third-party applications or through hand coding. Users are able to
visually style text directly within the browser, which offers more scope
for creative experimentation, better typographic control and a
simplified workflow.
The Typecast application is the recipient of the 2013 “Game Changer of
the Year” award from .net magazine.
About Monotype
Monotype is a leading global provider of typefaces, technology and
expertise that enable the best user experience and ensure brand
integrity. Based in Woburn, Mass., Monotype provides customers worldwide
with typeface solutions for a broad range of creative applications and
consumer devices. The company’s libraries and e-commerce sites are home
to many of the most widely used typefaces – including the Helvetica®,
Frutiger®
and Univers®
families – as well as the next generation of type designs. Further
information is available at www.monotype.com.
Monotype, Helvetica and Frutiger are trademarks of Monotype Imaging Inc.
registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered
in certain jurisdictions. Typecast is a trademark of Monotype Imaging
Inc. Univers is a trademark of Monotype GmbH registered in the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain
jurisdictions. OpenType is either a registered trademark or trademark of
Microsoft Corp. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Typekit is either a
registered trademark or trademark of Adobe Systems Inc. in the U.S.
and/or other countries. Webtype is a trademark of Webtype LLC and may be
registered in certain jurisdictions. Fontdeck is a registered trademark
of Clearleft Ltd. Google is a registered trademark of Google Inc. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2013
Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. All rights reserved.
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