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Monotype just launched AI Search on MyFonts and Monotype Fonts, letting designers find typefaces by describing moods and vibes instead of clicking through filters. We break down what it does and why it matters.

Fontworks replaced a ~¥60,000/year plan with a ~¥3,160,000/year ($20,500) option and a 25,000 users-per-app cap. The takeaway: font licensing can change overnight. Here’s how to audit your font stack, build open-source fallbacks, and avoid budget-killing licensing surprises.

Variable fonts combine an entire font family into a single file, reducing requests, improving Core Web Vitals, and giving you smooth control over weight, width, and more. Learn how they work, why they’re faster than multiple static files, and how to find variable alternatives after identifying any f…

On February 11, 1917, Jock Kinneir was born. With Margaret Calvert, he created Britain’s modern road-sign system and helped define clarity-first design long before UX had a name.