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Understanding Font Licensing: A Complete Guide for Designers

OFL, Apache, and commercial licenses explained in plain English Fonts feel like “just another design asset” until the day a client asks, “Are we allowed to use...

Adi Thakur

12/27/2025

8 min read

Design Trends

The Secret History of Times New Roman: Espionage, War, and the Font That Built Modern Media

Declassified documents reveal how The Times of London's 1932 typeface commission became a weapon of information warfare, shaping global communication and international relations for nearly a century.

Lipi.ai Editorial Team

14 min read

Legal & Licensing

The $50 Million Font War: How Corporate Typography Disputes Are Reshaping Brand Strategy

Netflix's $50 million legal battle over custom fonts sparked an industry-wide war that's reshaping how companies approach typography, brand strategy, and intellectual property.

Lipi.ai Editorial Team

15 min read

Legal & Licensing

The Hidden Legal Minefield: How Font Licensing Became Corporate America's Unexpected Liability

While letter shapes can't be copyrighted, font software enjoys robust IP protection, creating a $4.1 billion licensing maze that catches businesses in million-dollar legal traps.

Lipi.ai Editorial Team

10 min read

Design Trends

The Written Word: Tracing Typography's Ancient Origins to Digital Dominance

From ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform to modern variable fonts, discover the 5,000-year journey of typography and how the design of letters has shaped human civilization.

Lipi.ai Editorial Team

9 min read

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