“Spatial typography designed for augmented or virtual reality opens up a third dimension for type design”, says Phil Garnham, executive creative director at the type design company Monotype.

Akira Kobayashi, Creative Type Director at Monotype discusses the new era of global type design in an interview with Kim Tidwell at PRINT. Akira shares his thoughts on this new era after renown Japanese type foundry Fontworks joined the Monotype family earlier this month.

Can something embody both a legacy and the future? NYC Pride’s new brand identity does just that. Heritage of Pride’s brand identity, created in partnership between Lippincott and Monotype, features the Gotham® and Knockout® typefaces from NYC-based Hoefler&Co®., now part of the Monotype Library. 

Zetafonts presents the new issue of the Type Trends lookbook series, titled The Counterspaces (Typography in the Age of Black Swans).

“A presentation of work and the thoughts of some of the most interesting and innovative creators and thinkers in the typographic field and guides the reader in a hidden world of undefined and antagonistic areas in typographic design.”

Marie Boulanger, brand designer at Monotype, talks about her research project looking at how we connect emotionally with typography.

Terrance Weinzierl, creative director at Monotype, discusses how AI can transform the daily workflow of designers by providing fresh, informed inspiration in font pairings, and how it aids the speed and quality of font combinations while inspiring designers to be more creative.

“Perfection isn’t always the main goal. Teams should not shy away from imperfection and instead value the process of constant improvement. Doing so will enable companies to foster a culture of innovation and creativity.”

Thilo von Debschitz this year’s Red Dot Juror shines a spotlight on some of Monotype’s winning typefaces and what makes them standout. 

Charles Nix highlights the growing importance of typography in our daily lives, and the impact that font choice can have on accessibility and legibility, particularly when it comes to optical character recognition (OCR) technology.

Monotype has introduced an aerodynamic typography with their font Aeroko. A boxy and solid typeface geared toward high performance brands from sports to energy and transportation.

The National Portrait Gallery in London has revealed its new identity,  debuting a new monogram, logotype, typeface and sleek color palette, inspired by paint and materials in the building and archive, as well as the gallery’s own portrait collection.

Monotype has developed an AI-powered tool called the “Font Discovery” tool that helps designers find the perfect font pairing faster. The tool utilizes Monotype’s vast library of fonts and analyzes them using AI algorithms to determine which fonts work best together. According to Terrance Weinzierl, Creative Type Director at Monotype - “Using the latest advances in AI allows designers to supercharge their abilities and open up a new kind of data-informed serendipitous discovery.” 

Ninan Chacko was on vacation in Turin, Italy, when he stopped to snap a photo of a street sign. In the picture, all you can see is the name: Via Roma. But for Chacko, the CEO of Monotype, the world’s largest type seller, the classic letters told the whole story. The sharp angle of the point of the v, the elegantly cupped serifs of the i, the soft curve of the r: It was clear that, on this street, you would find a high-end shopping experience. “It instantly conveyed elegance to me,” he recalls. Read the full article here Action Plan: To the Letter - Alumni - Harvard Business School (hbs.edu)

The Type Directors Club, the world’s leading typography organization, announced Akira Kobayashi, creative type director at Monotype, as this year’s recipient of its highest honor, the prestigious TDC Medal.

One of the world’s first widely used sans-serif typefaces, Akzidenz-Grotesk, joins the Monotype family along with more than 700 historic typefaces from the Berthold library.

Monotype today released new research demonstrating the emotional impact of type on consumers.

Monotype Studio professionals recognized for transforming tech in entertainment, alongside industry colleagues from Adobe, Apple, Google, Microsoft, and more.

Monotype provided an update today, six months after announcing the acquisition of Hoefler&Co, a prominent type foundry based in New York City.