Managing Fonts in Mac OS X – 5th Edition (January 2009)
Simplifying the complex topic of font management in Mac OS X isn’t an easy job. Extensis does a good job describing the underlying challenges designers face when managing fonts on Mac OS X today. Their solutions are expectedly biased towards their own software (Suitcase Fusion 2, or the new Universal Type Server) but not unfairly so.
The fundamentals steps described in this guide are very much in line with my own approach. Although when I train designers to organize and manage their fonts, I tend to combine their Steps 1 & 3 into a single process.
Step 1: Organize Your Font Files
Step 2: Manage Your System Fonts
Step 3: Use a Font Manager
Step 4: Cleanup your Font Library
Font Tips on Twitter: I’ve collected more font-related tips than I could fit into a single week’s post. So for the rest of the week, I’m tweeting new font tips every day. Follow Creativetechs on Twitter. (You might also ask What’s Twitter?)