Fonts overview

Our comprehensive font service includes the licensing of outline fonts in Type 1, TrueType and OpenType formats for both PC and Mac, as well as standard document-industry font solutions (see AFP Fonts and Xerox Fonts).

We specialise in supporting the High Volume document production industry, helping customers in ensuring that their fonts function correctly across different output platforms (printed and electronic) and that they are licensed correctly.

We pride ourselves in being completely vendor independent.

Typographic fonts
Terrapin provides a one-stop shop for all of your font needs. We supply fonts from all of the major font manufacturers including Linotype, Monotype, FSI (FontFont), ITC, Adobe, Berthold, URW and many more as well as fonts from the smaller, independent type houses whose fonts tend to be less traditional and more cutting-edge. If you need to find a font, please do not hesitate to contact sales@terrapin.co.uk.

Font licensing
We co-ordinate multi-user, site and corporate licenses so that your company can use its fonts freely and without worry.  We also offer bespoke font licensing.

Types of licenses sold

Desktop	Use fonts up to a set number of company workstations; distribute printed materials with the fonts; create and edit signage & collateral. Email and communicate in brand font. Includes desktop rights.
Software Product	Embed fonts in a set number of commercial software products, like mobile applications.
Web Page Content	Use fonts on all websites up to set number of page views to ensure brand recognition, consistency and legibility across digital properties.
Application Server	Used in the high volume document industy. Licenses available for in house (tenant level), and hosted composition systems.
Digital Marketing Communication	Use web fonts in HTML5 digital ads & email for up to a set number of impressions to enable design team to reduce production time, pivot quicker creatively and design more responsive, dynamic ads.

We pride ourselves in providing the most comprehensive technical and commercial service relating to all things fonts, so please make us your first port of call.

Platform independence
We strive to ensure that all fonts look the same across all printing and digital platforms.