Sharp Type views the sale as an exciting show of Monotype's support of the independent type design community, demonstrating that independent foundries like Sharp Type can work with Monotype to their benefit and still retain their independence and creative integrity.

The company will continue to develop historically conscious, deliberately original typefaces that are used globally by renowned designers and world-class brands such as Dropbox and Samsung.

It was only December last year when Monotype acquired the award-winning Colophon Foundry and its library of 85 fonts.

Dear Customer,

As part of a consolidation of its online offerings, the Monotype Group has decided to discontinue the operation of Monotype GmbH's online store LinoType, effective 28.03.2024, and to transfer/novate* this business unit in its entirety to MyFonts Inc. of 600 Unicorn Park Drive, Woburn, MA 01801 - also a company of the Monotype Group.

This decision will allow us to focus our engineering, UX, and digital efforts on delivering the very best online experience that aligns with the latest technological advancements and leads the industry in the future of type use.

In the course of this transfer, your previous LinoType account, including your order history and related customer data, shall be migrated to a new account on MyFonts, so that you can continue to access your data and purchase fonts online in the future. We base this on a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 letter f GDPR.

You can object to the transfer of your customer data pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR. To do so, simply click on the following link below and activate the opt-out checkbox on the landing page by 23.02.2024 at the latest. However, your LinoType account, your order history and your associated customer data will then be deleted for data protection reasons at the latest when LinoType.com is shut down, with the exception of data relating to perpetual licenses that you have acquired.

It will take approximately 4-6 weeks to complete the transfer of your data and creation of a new MyFonts account.

We will be working closely with key individuals from LinoType’s history to create and host content on MyFonts which carries their type stories onto the next step of the brands’ journey; celebrating their past, honoring them in the present, and preserving their legacy and stories for the future generations.

This site documents the activities of the Klasse John Morgan within the Fachbereich Kunst at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. The title of the Professorship ‘Entwurf, Typographie und Buchkunst’ reflects the main focus of John’s studio practice. The class is comprised of and welcomes: painters, sculptors, publishers, typographers, art directors, performers, editors and writers amongst others. We seek positions and ways of working where these distinctions matter less. All class members are enrolled to the Kunstakademie as students of Freie Kunst (Free Art) and determine their own practice.