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INTRODUCING FONTIS

FALL in loveWITH WGSN ALL OVER AGAIN

The result of intensive development work by WGSN and a team of world-class site programmers and designers, Fontis offers tri-level intuitive navigation, market-leading search technology and easy access to the service’s unparalleled content, insight and design tools.

Fontis is designed to power your creativity and your commercial success. Its cutting edge technology unlocks the unparalleled value of WGSN’s inspiration, insight and analysis. Whatever you need is just one click away; whether it’s breakthrough consumer insight in WGSN’s Think Tank, real-time catwalk analysis or a whole product category universe.Take a decade leading the trend forecasting industry, add client feedback from every sector and country, mix liberally with the best technologists in the world and you get a solution to fall in love with.

Welcome. Fontis is WGSN’s innovative new multi-channel digital platform.

Here are just 10 of the reasons why:1. Intuitive tri-level navigation2. Pioneering search technology3. Powerful zoom functionality4. One click, high resolution printing and downloads5. Perfectly personal: My WGSN6. Ultimate catwalk usability7. Interactive City by City maps8. Integrated, “must-see” WGSN Fontis calendar9. Creativity-igniting moodboards 10. Exclusive 12 year archive

WELCOME TO FONTIS

The top navigation bar moves through the stages of the product life-cycle, and will lead you to sections such as Think Tank, Creative Direction and Buying & Sourcing

Navigate by product area in the drop-down menu on the top right-hand side. Access a complete world of insight, creativity and action in over 18 specialist product areas and 10 sub-product areas

Be inspired by vintage, street shots, celebrity, arts, culture and more from over 105 cities around the world without ever leaving your desktop

Fontis’ new tri-level navigation takes you seamlessly through the product life-cycle, enables you to dive into a world of specialist content, and immerse yourself in eight dedicated inspiration zones.

Use the tri-level navigation to access what you need by:

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Searching has been transformed. Use Fontis’ new pioneering visual-search technology to search for images according to shape, colour and texture across the industry’s only twelve-year archive.

To use visual search:

Click on Visual Search in the top right-hand corner of the image

Select a section of the image and click Search

View your results with the most relevant shown as the largest

Continue the inspiration journey by selecting further images from the results and repeating the process

Fully unified search runs seamlessly across the whole site, so whether you are searching by text or image you will be certain to get everything you need all in one place. If you are searching by text, simply enter your keyword(s) into the box at the top of the page. This delivers a search-results page with all the latest images and reports related to the keyword(s).

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PIONEERING SEARCH TECHNOLOGY

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Fontis’ powerful zoom allows you to magnify vital design elements – such as stitch and embroidery detail, prints, patterns and buttons – on images across the site.

To use zoom:

Click on an image to launch the photo viewer Move the cursor around on the left-hand screen and the zoomed-in area will appear on the right Plus, save the original image so you can go back and zoom at a later date by: Saving the image to My WGSN by clicking on the heart icon Or download it to your desktop by clicking on the download icon

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Printing and downloading from Fontis is easier than ever. Print fully formatted reports and high-resolution images with just one click.

To download a report, CAD, print or graphic simply click on the download icon. It’s that simple!

To print:

Select the image or the page of the report you want, and then click on the Print icon

To print a whole report (including all sub-sections) click on the download icon for a high-resolution PDF for printing, saving or sharing

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PERFECTLY PERSONAL:

Save and use images, CADs, graphics and reports in your personal workspace, My WGSN. As you travel around the site, click on the heart icon on any report or image to save it to My WGSN.

Collect, save and name your inspiration in as many ways and as often as you would like to:

Simply go to My WGSN on the top right hand corner of the homepage where you will find all your saved images and reports, which you can organise into named collections

Create a collection by clicking on Create New Collection

Type in the label you wish to apply to your collection

Drag and drop images and reports into any of your labelled collections

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Alternatively, save multiple images and reports by multi-selecting what you want to save and drag them into your collection in one easy step

Go back and rename your collections whenever you need to by clicking on them and selecting Rename

To print from My WGSN, select the image(s) and/or report(s) you wish to print, and click Print. To print an entire collection, open that collection, select all images and press Print

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Ultimate catwalk usability

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Fontis’ catwalks coverage offers daily analysis and reporting from all the major catwalk capitals within hours of a show – a virtual front seat.

This is your one stop shop for all catwalk coverage, covering every city and every product area.

Find the catwalk coverage you are looking for inseconds by clicking on the easy-to-use drop down tabs

Choose to navigate by designer, city or by product area

Delve into seasonal overviews which include detail and beauty analysis

Zoom into images to check out the smallest detail

Use visual search to find similar images from other catwalks and across the whole site

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Plan the most productive and inspiring trip. From the most important shops to hotels, art and culture, Fontis’ 100+ interactive City by City maps will help you get the most out of your travel.

To map out your upcoming trip:

Go to City by City and choose a city from one of the featured reports, or from one of the easy-to-use drop down tabs

Once you have selected your city you will be given an overview of your chosen city complete with maps, tips on what’s new and practical advice on travel

All WGSN maps are automatically pre-populated with WGSN favourites. You can customise your maps using the wealth of filters and search options and Fontis will automatically generate an itinerary which you can print with your map

To view more information and access store websites, click directly on the map pin or on the store name in the list below the map

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INTERACTIVE CITY BY CITY MAPS

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MilanMixing traditional Italian style with modern influences, Milan boasts stunning designer boutiques, innovative concept stores and high-end accessories and interiors stores. Create your bespoke shopping itinerary with Fontis’ customisable map, or scroll down to read our essential city overview.

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Track industry events, plan catwalk seasons, WGSN seminars and trade shows and download them directly into your calendar.

To use the calendar:

Choose how you want to view the calendar, by either week or month, or as an agenda-style list view

Filter the calendar by event type, such as Catwalks or Trade Shows

Looking for something specific? Search the calendar by event name, type or location

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INTEGRATED, “MUST-SEE” WGSN FONTIS CALENDAR

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Create a new mood board

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S/S 11Throw away your tape, glue and sticky notes. Start saving time and trees. Build the perfect moodboard electronically. Drag, drop, resize and place images, add comments and export your moodboard with ease.

To design your own moodboard:

Under the Moodboards tab on My WGSN, click on Create a Moodboard

Click on Edit to create your moodboard. Select the collection(s) with the items you wish to use. To place items on the moodboard, simply click, drag and drop

To resize your items, move your mouse over the corners of the images

Push the images back or bring them forward to get the look you desire

Finally, add your own notes by selecting the Note option from the menu

To save your moodboard, click Save and your moodboard will be saved in My WGSN. You can then view it, print it or edit it at a later date

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CREATIVITY-IGNITING MOODBOARDS

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10_ EXCLUSIVE 12 YEAR ARCHIVE

Browse By | Inspire Me | Archive

Reach an industry unique, entirely unparalleled archive of inspiration and insight. Marvel at the depth of our 12 years of articles, reports, CADS, designs and analysis.

Fontis gives you exclusive access to 650,000+ pages of content across 18 directories easily searchable by content type and/or year all in one central location. Never has it been easier to access and use over a decade’s history of trends and winning products.

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