This enables Universal Type Server to deliver stability, scalability, and speed while requiring very low overhead. Universal Type Server is an extremely capable and powerful solution that is also easy and fun to use.”ĭesigned to meet the needs of IT environments, Universal Type Server leverages a modern Java-based server architecture built on top of industry-proven open source technologies. Universal Type Server delivers web- and Flex-based tools a usable, modern interface and reliable, open SQL-based architecture. “They asked for centrally managed fonts in a controlled but easy to implement environment. “We listened to our users and they told us what they really needed from a font management solution,” said Brian Berson, General Manager at Extensis. Automatic font classification and font family grouping, dynamic smart sets and shared sets, all ensure a high level of productivity and usability. Using granular and role-based permissions, Universal Type Server manages font licenses and compliancy by ensuring that users have access to only the fonts they are licensed to use, and that rogue fonts cannot be added to the system. More than just a “distribution” system, it is a true client/server solution that genuinely manages fonts and font metadata such as licenses, classifications, foundries and keywords, allowing users to collaborate in shared environments. Universal Type Server is a new breed of font management solution.
Extensis will begin taking pre-orders for the product immediately. Universal Type Server will ship on June 18, 2008. Extensis will begin taking pre-orders for the product immediately.Įxtensis, a brand of Celartem Inc., today announced availability of Universal Type Server, its next generation server-based font management solution for both Macintosh and Windows environments. PORTLAND, OR.– Extensis, a brand of Celartem Inc., today announced availability of Universal Type Server, its next generation server-based font management solution for both Macintosh and Windows environments. The actual use of web fonts is pretty straightforward, using standard HTML and CSS syntaxes.New corporate solution delivers for cross-platform workgroups. So long as the client itself supports the use of, or your choice of web font can be served with those methods and not with JavaScript, there’s a pretty good chance web fonts will show up just fine. A (really) small number of email clients support the use of web fonts provided through services like Google Web Fonts. If you want to work on the ragged edge of email technology, however, you do have a few options. While web fonts may be common in modern site design, in the world of HTML email, they’re experimental at best. Here’s a list of all widely-supported cross-platform fonts: Helvetica, Arial, Arial Black, Comic Sans, Courier New, Georgia, Impact, Charcoal, Lucida Console, Lucida Sans Unicode, Lucida Grande, Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, Tahoma, Geneva, Times, Times New Roman, Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Monaco. Sans-serif: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Trebuchet MS It’s best to stick with a small list of fonts known to work across all platforms, and your ideal, bullet-proof font stacks should look something like this. There are not as many monospace fonts with wide, cross-platform support. These are your best bets for serif fonts. These choices will give you good coverage, but you should include a more common one as a backup in your font stack.
If you include these in your font stacks, most people will see the page correctly. These are your best bets for sans serif fonts. Here, you’re pretty much stuck with the basic, cross-platform fonts: Sans Serif Web Safe Fonts Like anything else with HTML email, there are some limitations. Unfortunately, you can’t just go and use an excellent font like Gotham for your copy. Most email clients block images from first-time senders by default, so your subscribers will almost always see the print content of your email before anything else. Typography in email is arguably more important than other design elements since type is the one thing that is consistently rendered across different email clients.
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