![]() The first was a Google font, but the latter was a custom font. For example, six months into our collaboration with Virgin, we onboarded a new font family, and then another 5 months later. But what if the client is using a different version of the same font? A good example here is Raleway - the current version on Google Fonts is V3, but one of our clients uses V4, and this is currently only available from Github.Īnother limitation is keeping on top of changes and additions through the lifecycle of a project, or when we embark on additional projects with an existing client. It also happens that many of the fonts we work with are Google fonts, so it's really easy to download that font directly from Google. ![]() One limitation to this process is versioning how could we ensure all the team were using the correct version of the font? One of our clients uses Arial MT, which is noticeably different from the Arial that ships with our Macs. At Brightec, we all use Apple laptops so we were all installing them via Mac's native Font Book.Īnyone coming later to the project would be told what fonts to use and would either source them independently or would rifle through the Drive folder to dig out the originals. From there, anyone working on the project could download and install them on their local machine. ![]() Prior to the review we had a functioning manual process in place: someone within the team, most likely a designer, would download the fonts and upload to Google Drive. So, what's the problem?Īs it turns out, there are a few, but starting with the macro question: how do we ensure that everyone within the team - a team made up of designers and software engineers, contractors and collaborators, as well as project managers - uses the correct typefaces and fonts when working on any project? The fact that, as I write this (6 months later), we are only now rolling out the solution is a testament to it not being as straightforward as I thought it might be. My first major internal task as Head of Design at Brightec was to research and implement a solution to improve font management across the team. Is there an easy way to improve font management across a multi-disciplined team?
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