Graphic Design Blog > Typeface Licensing, For Those Who Think Music Licensing is Easy.

[MNteractive] Khoi Vinh over at Subtraction.com (Try Before You Buy Fonts. ) reminded me that despite half a decade passing, we’re still using the same typefaces online and designers haven’t solved the problem of how to promote new typefaces easily. With the days of grunging-up a typeface and selling it for $185 long gone, I fear we’ve lost our opportunity for typographic innovation on the web (I say this admiring subtraction.com.)

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