Free Webinar Event Information: Font License Compliance
I got an email from a reader about a free webinar that will talk about Font License Compliance – a topic I did an ask call on last year but is always worth revisiting. Here is the information – it is free and I have no vested interest in telling you about it (FTC compliance and all) but think it might be of interest to artists who use fonts in their work.
Date and time: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 11:00 am
Pacific Standard Time (San Francisco, GMT-08:00)
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 2:00 pm
Eastern Standard Time (New York, GMT-05:00)
Duration: 1 hour
Description: An Extensis Webcast featuring Type Expert Thomas Phinney
Join host Thomas Phinney, Extensis Senior Font Product Manager, for this insightful look into the world of font license compliance. He’ll share why font license compliance is of critical importance to any organization using even a few fonts and up to thousands in some cases. You’ll see real-life examples of companies who didn’t comply and the consequences they faced. Thomas will guide you through options available to help you control compliance and avoid similiar situations.
At the end of the presentation Thomas will be available for a live Q&A.
Here’s to your creative & compliant success!
– Tara
P.S. Don’t forget! The monthly Ask Call is TONIGHT with attorney Cheryl Hodgson. Go to www.AskCherylHodgson.com if you don’t have the info.
Font Geeks have fun too!
Ah Jill Seale! She is one funny gal and this morning she gave me the first smile on my very tired face (it was SO WINDY in Portland last night that I did more tossing and turning than snoozing)…
She sent me an email that simply said, “Enjoy this. From a friend of a friend.” Then there was a link to a YouTube video.
Well my blog posts have been so informative lately I decided it was time for a little fun. Enjoy this little type-face parody of the song “Poker Face”. Intel has an ad campaign saying “Our jokes aren’t like your jokes” and I’d say that rings true for the font world as well based on this. ENJOY!
– Tara
P.S. If you want to learn more about Jill Seale, check out these websites: www.JillSeale.com and www.MomScouts.blogspot.com
Want to learn from Jill Seale? Head to www.AskJillSeale.com and grab your free copy of her “Ask” call from September.
P.P.S. If you want some “Font FAQs” – grab your copy of the April 15th “Ask” call where I had Joyce Lukaczer of FontSite.com talk about the ins and outs of fonts and typeface, including some of the legalities of using fonts in art for licensing. CLICK HERE
Here a FONT, there a FONT, everywhere a FONT FONT…
We see fonts everywhere, but what do you really know about them? What type of fonts are best for books and which are better for websites? What types of fonts convey emotion, what were the monks using in the 13th century? When you buy a font, what are you allowed to do with it?
These questions and more were answered when I interviewed Joyce Lukaczer, the “Font Site Diva” from, you guessed it, www.FontSite.com, on my “Ask Tara Reed” call on April 15, 2009.
Artists asked their questions and I added a few as well and we received a great education about fonts and how to better understand and use them in our art, on our websites and more.
The 51 minute audio recording is available for a mere $10 — what a deal for all the information you get! Here is a list of what we covered:
• Explanation of the 8 main font classifications and general ideas of when to use them.
• Explanation of the different font formats: True Type, Post Script type 1 and Open Type
• What a “font family” is and why you would need one.
• What elements to look for when choosing a font to fit an image or design.
• How to determine if you can use a font as part of your art for licensing.
• Some basic information about www.FontSite.com – font sources, the fontographer, etc.
• What you can do with fonts purchased at www.FontSite.com
• How can we make our own fonts?
BUY THE AUDIO RECORDING for only $10
Although Joyce is involved in www.FontSite.com – where you can get exclusive fonts not available anywhere else – she was also kind enough to give us some other resources to look at. More details are on the audio but here are the links she mentioned:
Do keyword searches and see what fonts come up at:
Create your own fonts online at:
Font creation software (much more advanced):
More detailed information about font licensing can be found here
THANK YOU JOYCE!
So, if you’d like all the details, CLICK HERE to buy the audio.
Have a “fontastic” day! (Sorry, I couldn’t resist!)
~ Tara
P.S. Thru April 29, 2009 you can use the coupon code “ASKTARA” to receive 30% off any fonts purchased at www.FontSite.com. (They are already a great deal!) Thanks for that as well Joyce!
P.P.S. The next AskTaraReed.com call will be on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 5:30 pm PST / 8:30 pm EST. Click on over and send in your questions today. Listen live and the call is free!
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