Fontstand is becoming a co-op! At the Fontstand Conference in The Hague, we announced that we’re becoming a cooperatively owned and managed font distributor – with expanded licensing and services. Stay tuned as we create a more equitable, transparent and democratic model for font designers.
The new effort is being led by Fontstand’s Peter Biľak and Andrej Krátky, now joined by Christine Bateup of Frere-Jones Type, and Christopher Slye. Together, we’re finalizing the legal framework and details of expanded licensing, which will be built on Fontstand’s existing platform.
@fontstand woah! Congrats guys, really cool
@fontstand looking forward to more news on this. Exciting!
@fontstand Super cool, congrats! 💪 Presumably the type designers will co-own the platform, rather than customers?
@harryfk Correct
@fontstand Nice, that makes the most sense. Looking forward to more information in a blog post or a recording of the talk! All the best for setting this up, very exciting! 🙌