Case Study: The Onion achieves faster video production and font compliance with Extensis Universal Type Server

Keeping the Funny Flowing Faster With Font Management

The Onion, a Univision-owned digital media network behind brands like ClickHole and Gizmodo, produces 300–600 videos per month with a 40+ person creative team. Fonts are integral across motion graphics, art direction, writing and editing, but manual, machine-by-machine font loading slowed production and made it hard to ensure consistent access and track purchases and usage rights.

Director of Post Production Rick Livingston implemented Extensis Universal Type Server to centralize the font collection and push fonts instantly to the team. The server automated distribution, provided a single source of truth for purchases and licensing, and as a result saved significant time, accelerated video workflows, and ensured proper font compliance across the organization.

The Onion

Rick Livingston

Director of Post Production