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Adobe Font Folio Education Essentials

The essential font collection for design education

Adobe® Font Folio® Education Essentials software is an OpenType® font collection for teaching and learning about fine typography. Enrich your curriculum or enhance creative projects with 500 elegant and trusted fonts from 25 type families. The collection has been assembled in collaboration with AIGA, the professional association for design, specifically to provide depth, breadth, and value for higher education.

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Font Folio Education Essentials "allows students to make appropriate type choices for the context and content of their work and helps faculty teach the history of design."

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2008 Adobe Design Achievement Awards

The Adobe Design Achievement Awards give higher education students worldwide the opportunity to showcase their talents and jump-start their careers.

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Adobe and AIGA

The alliance between AIGA and Adobe is a long-term partnership dedicated to advancing design and the use of technology across creative industries as well as highlighting the impact of design on the economy and society.

Adobe Student Licensing Option

Higher education institutions enrolled in the Adobe Open Options CLP volume licensing program can purchase selected Adobe software at significant discounts for redistribution or resale to students.

Top features in Font Folio Education Essentials

  • 500 essential fonts for teaching the principles of typography
  • Fonts chosen for education in collaboration with AIGA
  • A full collection that has depth, breadth, contrast, and historical variety
  • OpenType format with true cross-platform compatibility and support for widely expanded character sets
  • Affordable pricing that helps eliminate cost barriers and encourages the legal use of fonts
  • Adobe Font Folio Education Essentials Reference Guide showcasing these fonts
  • Video feature on OpenType technology and how it extends your creative freedom
  • "Type + Motion" video feature that showcases creative examples of type used in movie titles, DVD menus, motion effects, and more

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