"The type industry is at a crossroads", says Anthony Sheret

image of the two co-founders of Colophon
(Image credit: Colophon)

At the end of last year, award-winning independent type foundry Colophon announced that after almost 15 years of going solo, it was joining Monotype. 

Colophon has created custom type for many notable brands, including Burger King, Instagram, Google, Canva and Central Saint Martins and its library includes 85 font families. To find out more about the merger, as well as chat about the type industry in general, I caught up with Colophon's co-founder Anthony Sheret (above, left). 

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Rosie Hilder

Rosie Hilder is Creative Bloq's Deputy Editor. After beginning her career in journalism in Argentina – where she worked as Deputy Editor of Time Out Buenos Aires – she moved back to the UK and joined Future Plc in 2016. Since then, she's worked as Operations Editor on magazines including Computer Arts, 3D World and Paint & Draw and Mac|Life. In 2018, she joined Creative Bloq, where she now assists with the daily management of the site, including growing the site's reach, getting involved in events, such as judging the Brand Impact Awards, and helping make sure our content serves the reader as best it can. 

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