Commercial Support For Type

Hi All

After 10 year with The Northern Block as Head of Operations, I am starting up on my own helping Type Designers/Foundries with the commercial side of the business.

The aim is simple: help foundries handle licensing opportunities confidently and convert enquiries into well-structured, higher-value agreements.

Many foundries regularly receive licensing enquiries from agencies, brands, and software companies, but responding to those requests, evaluating the opportunity, and structuring the right commercial terms can take significant time alongside design and production work.

I will be operating on a retainer plus commission model, and I hope this approach will allow foundries to know they can access experienced licensing and commercial expertise without needing to build an internal business development or licensing function.

Areas where I will typically can provide support include:

• Assessing and responding to incoming licensing enquiries
• Structuring appropriate licensing terms for agencies, brands, and enterprise clients
• Supporting negotiations for extended or enterprise licences
• Advising on commercial positioning of existing libraries
• Helping formalise licensing agreements and partnership discussions

If additional support around licensing enquiries or commercial discussions would be useful, I would be happy to arrange a short introductory conversation; or you can email me
hello@font-license.com

Thank you all for reading!
Scott