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Mark Solsburg has been working in the type business since 1985 when he joined
International Typeface Corporation in New York. Prior to leaving ITC to launch FontHaus
in 1989, he was ITC's Worldwide Marketing Director. Solsburg was responsible for ITC
client marketing support and assisted in developing early OEM licensing agreements
with Apple Computer, Adobe Systems, Canon, Linotype, Compugraphic and Xerox.
In 1989 he founded FontHaus, which has since grown into one of the largest independent
suppliers of digital fonts to large and small design firms, advertising agencies and other
media producers in the industry. As CEO of FontHaus, he continues to seek out and develop
new and useful online sales and marketing techniques for selling fonts to graphic designers.
FontHaus was among the first to offer online sales of digital fonts (1994) and online sales of
additional user licenses. The FontHaus website was also one of the first to offer its visitors
an interactive type previewing feature. In 1993, FontHaus began publishing the acclaimed
typographic magazine X-HEIGHT. In 1994, FontHaus expanded its growing dealer network
in Europe by acquiring Faces Ltd., the UK's first independent font reseller, whereby
expanding FontHaus' influence and market on both sides of the Atlantic (Faces was
recently sold to Agfa Monotype after nine successful years as a FontHaus subsidiary).
Solsburg is active in the ever-changing typographic industry. He shares his design and
business knowledge on type by lecturing to audiences as diverse as the National Press
Club to the recent Dynamic Graphics' STRETCH Design Conferences held in Chicago
and Washington DC. Solsburg served as a board member and as the president of the
Type Directors Club (New York) and holds membership in the AIGA, ATypI, TDC and
Typographic Circle (London). As a co-founder and principal of TypoBrand, he offers
his unique and experienced understanding of the power of type to the practice of
corporate identity and branding.
Solsburg lives and works in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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