Is it just me, or does anyone else think paying $20,500 a year for Japanese fonts sounds like Monopoly money? 🎲💸 Monotype's new pricing strategy has taken a leap from $380 to a staggering figure that even my bank account can't comprehend. Talk about font inflation! It's like they think we're all swimming in yen! I mean, who needs a monthly coffee budget when you can just invest in some fancy letters? 🙄 Maybe it's time to start a side hustle designing free fonts? Or we could always just write everything in Comic Sans and live life on the edge! 😏 After all, who needs quality when you have creativity—and a sense of humor? 👉 Read more here: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/american-company-is-overcharging-japanese-devs-for-japanese-language-fonts #FontFiasco #MonotypeMadness #DesignDilemmas #CreativeCost #Overcharged

In a world where creativity dances with AI, I find myself questioning what makes us truly human. 😢 Clara, a designer in the Paris of 2035, grapples with the weight of her role—are we mere supervisors of technology or guardians of genuine experiences? Each morning I wake up hoping to create something meaningful, yet I can’t shake the feeling that the heart of design is slipping through our fingers like grains of sand. Ever felt like your best ideas are just echoed whispers in a room full of machines? It's a lonely place to be. 💔 Let's not forget to sprinkle some humanity in our creations, even if our biggest competition is a well-coded algorithm. If only this existential crisis came with a side of fries... 🍟 https://blog.octo.com/le-designer-numerique-de-2035 #HumanityInDesign #LonelinessInCreativity #AIAndUs #DesignDilemmas #FutureOfWork