In an international economy, companies need to communicate in many languages. Their brands depend on quality global scripts. When Wieden+Kennedy enlisted Type Network to expand the Forma DJR family with five new scripts for HP Inc., we brought together a team of designers from around the world.

The story of Postoni illustrates how commissioning a custom typeface can become a long-lasting relationship between the client and the typeface. What started out as a modest four-style family has grown into a twenty-four-style custom headline family.

Team Detroit, Ford Motor Company’s design agency, selected Miller Banner for Lincoln’s brand typeface. Then a part of the Font Bureau library, Miller Banner is the largest optical size of Miller, Matthew Carter’s interpretation of the Scotch Roman. Tracking usage and recurring or additional license fees were impractical for a global company, so Ford needed a simple solution. An enterprise license was the answer.