Font auto-activation plug-ins scan your document for required fonts and activates the fonts you need, when you need them. You can set robust permissions to dictate who has access to add, remove, export and output fonts, eliminating the risk of rogue fonts making their way into your workflow without approval from an administrator. Creative leads can also manage users through LDAP integration using Active Directory.įont collection control. Automatically distribute fonts to your teams’ machines, so they can easily browse, compare, search and activate your approved fonts whenever they need them. The patented Font Sense technology guarantees that your users are always using the correct fonts.Įliminate discrepancies. Collections are stored in a centralised, secure location, with visual previews, powerful search tools and QuickMatch to find similar fonts within your collection. It’s regularly updated to keep pace with the latest applications, such as Adobe Creative Cloud and the operating systems of macOS and Windows.” Here’s how it can help solve your font management nightmares:Įasy to find fonts.
Chris tells us the software “works seamlessly with your professional tools. It’s simple to set up and maintain, so even if your creative team manager isn’t as experienced with font management software, you can get up and running quickly and easily. Otherwise you run the risk of not knowing which fonts are licensed and for what purpose – potentially leading to some tricky legal issues.Įxtensis UTS is a centralised source for all of your font resources, including Adobe Fonts (included in your Creative Cloud subscription), Google Fonts and more.
Not quite legal? Speaking of licences, you also need to be able to keep a track of who in your team is using what fonts, and for what reason. You could be missing out on the full potential your licences if you can’t see what is and isn’t being utilised. Without a centralised platform for managing fonts, managers and lead creatives have no way to see which fonts are being used most regularly, and which fonts (that you’ve spent money on) are not being used. Searching for fonts ad hoc can waste a lot of time – you’ll need to check your document to see if you’re missing any fonts, search through external resources for the right ones, sort out purchasing or licensing them, and switch back and forth between your applications. If fonts are freely available on a server for individuals to download onto their own machines, it allows a lot of room for error and inconsistency – especially if users don’t follow the instructions. As different designers need to access different fonts, depending on the campaigns of clients they’re working with, it can cause significant management issues. Using a different font might cause undetected reflow issues or other problems further down the line.įont collection chaos. The font you have is not exactly the same as the one used in the document, perhaps because it uses a different boundary or is a slightly different version (for example bold or light). Or you might receive a project for review and realise that a team member has been using the wrong font, and the whole thing needs changing.įont discrepancies. If a client or colleague sends you a Creative Cloud document they have created using fonts you don’t have, you will be asked to install the font yourself – and you might not know where to download it. In order to maximise your font collections to make sure you’re getting the most out of them, there are a few key issues that need to be addressed: “To first be aware of the value of your fonts, you first need to be aware of the problems that fonts can cause,” says Chris. UTS specialist Chris Stevens also takes us through the options for individuals and teams, to make sure you get the best font management for your workflow.
We took a look at some of the major issues that effect designers when it comes to font management and how Extensis Universal Type Server (UTS) can help cure those font-induced headaches. There’s more to fonts than just keeping up with the latest trends – from making sure everyone is working with the same fonts, to avoiding any legal issues around licensing.
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