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Re: For the creation of an International Association of Type Designers. Post your proposals here.
It is an interesting idea to support the new platform with the large cut at the start, getting a small part of ownership or some other benefit in return. It raises many questions and would require s…2 -
Re: For the creation of an International Association of Type Designers. Post your proposals here.
Such a 'storefront but not vendor' idea does appeal to me, also because it simplifies the money streams. I wonder why Etsy only allows the selling of physical goods though, perhaps there are legal co…1 -
Re: For the creation of an International Association of Type Designers. Post your proposals here.
If I interpret correctly, this initiative would be a collective of font foundries. Members of this association would collectively determine the minimum standards that a font vendor must adhere to, vi…3 -
Monotype New Contract ...Subscription Model, do the scary maths.
If I am wrong - please feel free to correct me, I really hope someone does - hopefully Monotype is reading this : From what I have read and understood off the Monotype website, in the new Monotype Ag…2 -
Re: For the creation of an International Association of Type Designers. Post your proposals here.
You’re talking about https://www.fontdue.com, currently hosting a whopping 46 foundries. There isn’t a central search interface, though.3 -
Re: For the creation of an International Association of Type Designers. Post your proposals here.
Dave is not the first one in this forum who used the word “cartel”. The discussions here walk a fine line. I find the idea of excluding designers who take “big company” commissions startling. So many…5 -
Re: For the creation of an International Association of Type Designers. Post your proposals here.
I hesitated until now to respond to this discussion, mainly because the initial poster’s “identity” is a no-brainer for my sense and his proposal is ridiculous naïve. No one needs a “type designers u…7 -
Re: For the creation of an International Association of Type Designers. Post your proposals here.
Association is exclusion. When you associate you exclude those who don't fit your "rule of association". Be it a religious one (the worst), a philosophical one (copy of the worst like Freem…4 -
Re: For the creation of an International Association of Type Designers. Post your proposals here.
@"Dave Crossland": I didn’t spell it out, but the distinction for contract workers would not apply to those who had worked for Big Tech in the past, but for those who wished to be members o…1 -
Re: For the creation of an International Association of Type Designers. Post your proposals here.
I guess what it would need to do is try to address the primary grievance, which evidently is dissatisfaction with royalty-based distribution platforms and their increasing control/strongarming/abuse…4
