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Commercial Release of the SkyFonts Service Offers Free Credits, More Fonts, New Website and More
9 January 2013

by Darren Glenister

Today, we are excited to commercially release SkyFonts – the first of its kind font rental service. As we say goodbye to a beta period that spanned more than 3 months and provided us with invaluable insight into your interests surrounding a new way of discovering and using fonts, we welcome a handful of new aspects of the SkyFonts experience that we’re confident you’ll enjoy.SkyFontsAs part of the release, we are revealing the full details of the SkyFonts credit system. As our beta participants know, credits are used in SkyFonts to rent fonts. A single credit is used to rent a font for a day. Three credits will allow you to rent a font for a month (30 days). Credits are available in packs of 15 or more at a price of $3 per credit – a price that was determined in part by your feedback. For short term projects that will be completed in a day or a month, we think that paying $3 — $9 to use a font is a nice alternative to paying for a perpetual font license. You can save a little on SkyFonts credits if you purchase them in larger quantities.

SkyFonts

Utilize the SkyFonts website to browse thousands of quality typeface families

Unlike the ‘beta credits’ which expire after 30 days, any credits purchased can be used for one year before expiring. The entire SkyFonts inventory will be available for free trial. Simply select the ‘try for 5 minutes’ option for access to the actual font data.

Once you’ve loaded up your account with credits, we’ve got plenty of options for you to spend them on. The SkyFonts catalog now boasts a selection of more than 8,000 fonts. You’ll discover designs from a broad range of top sources including our own Monotype, Linotype, ITC, Ascender and Bitstream foundries in addition to many of our foundry partners such as Mark Simonson, TypeTogether, Laura Worthington, Typodermic, the Chank Company, Yellow Design Studio, Emboss Fonts, Bean and Morris, Type Associates and Mint Type.SkyFonts

So what’s next for SkyFonts? We’re currently working on some additional enhancements to the website that will make it easier to explore the inventory. We’re also exploring options to allow you to browse and activate fonts in other places including design applications and other websites and services from Monotype.

As a thank you to the valuable feedback you’ve provided, we’ve topped off the accounts of our beta participants with 110 beta credits which can be used for the next 30 days. For those that haven’t signed up, we have something for you as well. Create your free account now and receive 10 free credits (good for one year). But do so quickly. This introductory offer won’t last.

 

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Now More Than 5,000 Fonts to Try or Rent from SkyFonts
6 December 2012

by Johnathan Zsittnik

When we announced our SkyFonts font rental service just over two months ago, we promised to continually expand the service’s selection of typefaces. Those participating in the beta have hopefully noticed that we’ve kept to our word. Our most recent release more than doubles our original inventory, providing access to over 5,000 fonts. From Avenir to Zapfino, the selection includes an array of design standards from premium sources such as Monotype, Linotype, ITC, Ascender and Bitstream.

But perhaps you’re thinking, “I know those typefaces inside and out. The real benefit of a font rental service is the access to designs that I haven’t worked with before.” Well then, you’ll be pleased to hear that we’re by no means finished adding to the inventory. Stay tuned, as thousands of more designs including those from many other sources are headed your way.

SkyFonts New Releases

A handful of recommended typefaces to try through our SkyFonts font rental service. From left to right: Levato, Neue Haas Grotesk, Classic Grotesque, Akko, Biome, Neue Aachen and DIN Next.

For now, here are a few recommendations (pulled from the Fonts.com New Best Sellers list) that you may not have gotten your hands on before: Levato, Neue Haas Grotesk, Classic Grotesque, Akko, Biome, Neue Aachen, and DIN Next. Each design is available on SkyFonts allowing them to be tried for a few minutes for free, or rented for a day or month using credits. Credits are free during the beta, so if you haven’t signed up yet, join us at skyfonts.com.

Johnathan Zsittnik
Johnathan Zsittnik is the eCommerce Marketing Manager at Monotype Imaging. Johnathan holds both a bachelor’s degree in marketing and a master’s degree in business administration from Bentley University.


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Now Over 2,000 Fonts for Rent Through SkyFonts
1 November 2012

by Johnathan Zsittnik

By now, you may have heard of our SkyFonts service. If not, SkyFonts is a first-of-its-kind font rental service that allows you to try fonts for a few minutes for free, or rent fonts using credits for a day or a month. SkyFonts was created with two primary goals. First, we wanted to provide designers with a better way to experiment with type before making a purchase. Second, we wanted to introduce a rental model that would allow designers to pay for type only as long as they needed it.

SkyFonts debuted in private beta last month and the feedback has been incredibly enthusiastic and positive. You’ve expressed interest in both trialing and renting fonts through SkyFonts and we’re excited to unveil new features and font releases that will improve both aspects of the service. We’ve accepted over 1,000 participants into the beta – just a fraction of the applicants. We’ve kept the test group small to allow us to keep up with the feedback. But if you’re still waiting to get in, good news awaits! We’re preparing to open the proverbial floodgates on the beta. Stay tuned to your inbox. Your invite isn’t far off.

Rent Avenir fonts on SkyFontsWe have even better news for those already participating in the SkyFonts beta. We’ve just released over 350 fonts to the service giving us a selection of more than 2,000 quality fonts. We pulled some of the biggest names from our Monotype and Linotype collections, so you’ll see some familiar faces. Highlights include Monotype’s Abadi, Neo Sans, Rockwell and Soho families and Linotype’s Avenir, Eurostile, Frutiger and Univers designs.

Visit SkyFonts.com to sign up for the free beta and to try your hand at renting fonts.

Allan Haley
Johnathan Zsittnik is the eCommerce Marketing Manager at Monotype Imaging. Johnathan holds both a bachelor’s degree in marketing and a master’s degree in business administration from Bentley University.


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Font Rental Arrives Through the SkyFonts Service
18 September 2012

by Johnathan Zsittnik

Introducing the SkyFonts Font Rental ServiceHave you ever eyed a typeface for a specific job but were hesitant to purchase because you knew you wouldn’t have much use for it with future projects or clients? Have you ever been burned by a font purchase because it looked better on the website where you purchased it than it did in your document? A font purchase can sometimes be a big and pricey commitment. So, if it doesn’t seem fair to commit to a typeface that you’re only going to use for a short period of time, or to take the plunge with a font before you try it in your design doc, you may be surprised to hear that we agree. Allow us to introduce you to a revolutionary way to try out and license type.

Meet the SkyFonts service: a cloud-based font rental service made for those who love to try new type. Leveraging patent-pending technology and a catalog of thousands of top name typefaces, SkyFonts lets you try out any font for free. The service activates the actual font data on your machine for a short period so you can try it out in any of your applications. –No images or other hacks. You get the actual font data to experiment with. When you’ve found the right typeface, pay only for as long as you need it. You can rent fonts for a month or as little as a day. Click a button and SkyFonts will activate and synchronize the font on up to five workstations.

SkyFonts Font Rental Service

Browse SkyFonts.com for the font of your choice. Try any font for free, or use credits to rent fonts for a day or a month.

This represents a radical new way to work with type –and for many, a far better way. With broader and more affordable access to fonts, we expect users to be able to create higher quality designs while saving money. Those who design from multiple workstations will also save time by synchronizing their fonts from their SkyFonts account across all their workstations.

Today SkyFonts debuts in beta. Each month of the beta, our participants will receive 110 SkyFonts credits. Use one credit to rent a font for a day. Use three credits to rent a font for a month. All credits issued during beta will expire at the conclusion of the beta so be sure to use them up! We’ll announce pricing for credits at the beta’s conclusion. If you’d like to give it a go, request your beta invitation on SkyFonts.com. We’ll be gradually working our way through our invitation requests over the coming weeks while we collect feedback, so please be patient. In the meantime, you check out the introductory video or learn more by browsing the FAQs from the homepage.

Johnathan Zsittnik
Johnathan Zsittnik is the eCommerce Marketing Manager at Monotype Imaging. Johnathan holds both a bachelor’s degree in marketing and a master’s degree in business administration from Bentley University.


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