Fontis is WGSN's new digital platform that provides intuitive navigation, powerful search functionality, and easy access to WGSN's content and tools through a cutting-edge interface. Fontis offers tri-level navigation, market-leading search that allows visual searching, and the ability to save and organize inspiration into personal collections. It also provides daily catwalk coverage and analysis, interactive city maps, integrated calendar and event tracking, and the ability to create and share digital moodboards.

1. FALL in love
WITH WGSN ALL
OVER AGAIN
INTRODUCING FONTIS
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2. Welcome. Fontis is WGSN’s
innovative new multi-channel
digital platform.
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 Here are just 10 of the reasons why:
technology and easy access to the 1. Intuitive tri-level navigation
service’s unparalleled content, insight
and design tools. 2. Pioneering search technology
3. Powerful zoom functionality
Fontis is designed to power your
creativity and your commercial success. 4. One click, high resolution printing
Its cutting edge technology unlocks and downloads
the unparalleled value of WGSN’s
inspiration, insight and analysis.
5. Perfectly personal: My WGSN
Whatever you need is just one click 6. Ultimate catwalk usability
away; whether it’s breakthrough
consumer insight in WGSN’s Think
7. Interactive City by City maps
Tank, real-time catwalk analysis or a 8. Integrated, “must-see” WGSN
whole product category universe.
Take a decade leading the trend
Fontis calendar
WELCOME TO forecasting industry, add client feedback 9. Creativity-igniting moodboards
FONTIS from every sector and country, mix
10. Exclusive 12 year archive
liberally with the best technologists in
the world and you get a solution to fall
in love with.

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INTUITIVE
TRI-LEVEL
NAVIGATION a b c
Fontis’ new tri-level navigation takes you a The top navigation bar moves through the
seamlessly through the product life-cycle, stages of the product life-cycle, and will lead you to
enables you to dive into a world of specialist sections such as Think Tank, Creative Direction and
content, and immerse yourself in eight dedicated Buying & Sourcing
inspiration zones.
b Navigate by product area in the drop-down
menu on the top right-hand side. Access a complete
Use the tri-level navigation to access what you
world of insight, creativity and action in over 18
need by:
specialist product areas and 10 sub-product areas
a. Product life-cycle stage c Be inspired by vintage, street shots, celebrity, arts,
b. Product category area
culture and more from over 105 cities around the
c. Inspiration zone
world without ever leaving your desktop
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PIONEERING SEARCH
TECHNOLOGY
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:
a Click on Visual Search in the top right-hand
corner of the image
b Select a section of the image and click Search
c View your results with the most relevant shown
as the largest
d 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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Powerful zoom
functionality
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:
a Click on an image to launch the photo viewer
b 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:
c Saving the image to My WGSN by clicking on
the heart icon
d Or download it to your desktop by clicking on
the download icon

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ONE CLICK, HIGH
RESOLUTION PRINTING
AND DOWNLOADS
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:
a Select the image or the page of the report you
want, and then click on the Print icon
b 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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a b c d g
PERFECTLY PERSONAL:
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Save and use images, CADs, graphics and reports in your e Alternatively, save multiple images and reports by
personal workspace, My WGSN. As you travel around the multi-selecting what you want to save and drag them into your
site, click on the heart icon on any report or image to collection in one easy step
save it to My WGSN.
f Go back and rename your collections whenever you need to
Collect, save and name your inspiration in as many ways and as often
by clicking on them and selecting Rename
as you would like to:
g To print from My WGSN, select the image(s) and/or
a Simply go to My WGSN on the top right hand corner of the
report(s) you wish to print, and click Print. To print an entire
homepage where you will find all your saved images and reports,
collection, open that collection, select all images and press Print
f which you can organise into named collections
b Create a collection by clicking on Create
New Collection
c Type in the label you wish to apply to your collection
d Drag and drop images and reports into any of
your labelled collections

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e c d
Ultimate catwalk usability
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.
a Find the catwalk coverage you are looking for in
seconds by clicking on the easy-to-use drop down tabs
b Choose to navigate by designer, city or by product area
c Delve into seasonal overviews which include detail and
beauty analysis
d Zoom into images to check out the smallest detail
e Use visual search to find similar images from other catwalks
and across the whole site

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INTERACTIVE
CITY BY CITY MAPS
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:
a 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
b 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
c 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
d 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
Milan
Mixing 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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INTEGRATED, “MUST-SEE”
WGSN FONTIS CALENDAR
Track industry events, plan catwalk seasons, WGSN
seminars and trade shows and download them
directly into your calendar.
To use the calendar:
a Choose how you want to view the calendar, by
either week or month, or as an agenda-style list view
b Filter the calendar by event type, such as
Catwalks or Trade Shows
c Looking for something specific? Search the
calendar by event name, type or location
Pitti Uomo

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a b c d e f CREATIVITY-IGNITING
Moodboards
MOODBOARDS
Create a new mood board
Throw away your tape, glue and sticky notes. Start
saving time and trees. Build the perfect moodboard
S/S 11 electronically. Drag, drop, resize and place
images, add comments and export your moodboard
Edit Print with ease.
To design your own moodboard:
a Under the Moodboards tab on My WGSN, click
on Create a Moodboard
b 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
c To resize your items, move your mouse over the
corners of the images
d Push the images back or bring them forward to
get the look you desire
e Finally, add your own notes by selecting the
Note option from the menu
f 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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EXCLUSIVE
12 YEAR
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 Browse By | Inspire Me | Archive
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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