Type resources for designers and brand owners
Fonts: The underrated political campaign staffer.
There’s more to a political campaign than ideology. Fonts and design play a crucial role in conveying a candidate’s personality (or lack thereof), perspective, and potential.
Consistency is the future: A recap of Brand Talks San Francisco.
The 2019 edition of Brand Talks San Francisco brought together leaders in design and branding to hear from brands that have tackled the issue of visual consistency head-on.
When type goes tiny
When screens get smaller, spacing gets tight, details get lost, and forms blend together. The resulting legibility issues can make for a frustrating reading experience. Here’s how to find the fonts that can fix it.
Alibaba Groupʼs new typeface brings beauty and simplicity to company’s ecosystem.
This custom-designed font family, Alibaba Sans, will help partners and customers power on-brand designs.
The Role of Fonts in Modern Publishing.
Fonts play an indispensable role in shaping your experience of published media, working in a deliberate way to communicate the information clearly and legibly.
Charles Nix Tells the Story of Helvetica Now.
Helvetica® is perhaps the best-known typeface of all time, inspiring designers across multiple generations and around the world. Recently, Monotype’s Studio team released Helvetica® Now, a reimagination available in three optical sizes - Micro, Text, and Display. Every character has been redrawn and refit; with a variety of useful alternatives added.
From Neue to Now: How Helvetica evolved for the 21st century.
Designers and studios might be deeply familiar with Neue Helvetica, but it’s the product of a pre-digital era. Here are four reasons why it’s time to switch.
What is optical sizing and how can it help your brand?
Optical sizing has long been part of the type designer’s toolbox, but for many people the term may not be familiar. Here’s why that should change.
Why brands love to use sans serifs (and how you can choose one, too).
You know what they say, “classics never go out of style.” Maybe this is true, maybe it isn’t. But one thing is certain: When sans serifs took over typography in the early 1900s, they weren’t just a fad. They came to stay.
Good Type part 5: Good type is family.
A good typographic system is like a family—and just like people, it comes in all shapes and sizes, allowing it to address a range of design requirements.
Good Type, part 2: Good type has a voice.
If fonts could speak, what would they say? The second installment of our Good Type series looks at how the fonts you choose impact the voice of your brand.
The Future of Brand Expression: Monotype.
In this new video, learn more about how we bring brands to life, utilizing our full product suite to empower modern brand expression.
Is the text on your website ADA accessible? Part one: Color.
In this three-part series, we’ll show you how fonts can help your website follow the standards established by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Good Type part 4: Good type can fly solo.
When it comes to the display fonts, there’s more freedom to experiment and play. Not just with the type itself, but with people’s expectations.
A wordless future? What Mastercard’s new logo tells us about the modern brand.
Mastercard made waves when it announced that it will drop the word “Mastercard” from its logo. But is it the right decision for every brand?
Introducing Neue Frutiger World.
More than 150 languages and scripts are supported in this global super family, which uses the warmth and clarity of the original Frutiger design to help brands communicate around the world with consistency.
Meet Walbaum.
Monotype’s Walbaum typeface is the modern serif font to beat all modern serifs. Freshly restored by Monotype, this updated family oozes charm.
Meet VAG Rounded Next.
This extended version of the VAG Rounded typeface by the Monotype Studio brings the 1970s design up to date, expanding its language support and adding two new display fonts.