Speciality in Type

I work with type designers, foundries, and ressellers to help them achieve their business goals. Through this work, I’m building on my experience as the CEO of Type Network, Director of Type and Typekit at Adobe, and nearly fifteen years working for and with many of the top players in the Type industry.

I consult with type designers on all aspects of the business of type and fonts. These are a few of the clients who have hired me:

• Swell Type / Comicraft

• TypeTogether

• Signal Type Foundry

• Mostardesign

• I Love Typography

• Elena Schneider

• Mark Simonson Studio

• Newlyn

• David Jonathan Ross

• Type Network

• FontSelf

• OH no Type Company

• Original Type

• HGGC (Monotype)

• MCKL

• Leinster Type

• Delve Fonts

No matter what stage of your career, I can help any type designer solve their business problems. I work with companies of all sizes to solve font problems of all kinds, including any type of licensing issue.

I’ve helped negotiate contracts with Adobe (where I led the team that created Adobe Fonts), Monotype, and others. I’ve helped write countless EULAs, created enterprise pricing models, and generally ensured dozens of type businesses run smoothly and profitably.

Foundry Business Development

I love working with foundries on their sales and marketing operations. I know that many designers feel some stress and frustration with this aspect of their business. I’m here to help.

There are two easy ways we can work together:

1. I can partner with you as a coach or consultant. We can meet together regularly to review your needs, and I can help you make the important decisions that drive your business. You can hire me using subscription or prepaid coaching options.

2. Pay me on a commission-only basis. I can take on client conversations on your behalf, negotiating within the parameters we agree on in advance. I only get paid when you do. Experience shows that I can often develop larger revenue opportunities than you might have working on your own.

In either scenario, I bring to every client relationship the highest standards for ethics, honesty, and transparency. You can trust me to represent you thoughtfully and professionally with your clients.

I’m eager to discuss with you how I can help you make your business work better.

Here’s a talk I gave at Cooper Union in 2019 with some friends from the Type business.

This article includes some of the coverage from when I left my job as head of fonts at Adobe.

Here I am on the Presentable podcast with Jeff Veen talking about the new device fonts support in iOS 13.

I was interviewed for this article in the NY Times about fonts.

Here’s an article about the Adobe/Morisawa partnership I worked on a few years back.

This is a video recording of a Typo Talks panel I was on discussing the business of fonts.