Type Trends 2023.
The annual trends report.
Our lives and our design work are constantly in motion. This report is an opportunity for reflection and projection, a pit-stop along the way, to help you charge up and plan for the year ahead.
Type Trends 2023.
Typographic trendspotting from the Monotype Studio.
Match Maker.
Diversity, variety, and powerful pairing in visual form.
Smart Grid.
Grids are the main attraction, but they’ve been softened and cut with precision and sophistication.
Pixel Play.
Using pixel forms by adding moments of interest or planting their digital-focus flag in the ground. Diversity, variety, and powerful pairing in visual form.
Making The Cut.
Treatments often add sparkle, motion, and visual interest to an otherwise plain sans serif.
Superhero.
Bursting onto the scene with outlined or shadowed forms, often tilted, skewed, or curved into perspective.
Flux.
Anything that moves is catching eyes these days. Think animation and variable fonts.
AI Painting.
AI image generation, but with letterforms.
Liquify.
The more liquified, the better, but legibility hangs on by a thread in this trend.
Volume up.
Are 3D modeling and animation now graphic design?
Authors & Curators
Terrance Weinzierl
Creative Type Director, Monotype.
“Type is a gateway to an entire conversation around technology and today’s trends.” As a Creative Type Director in the Monotype Studio, Terrance has been creating and modifying typefaces for the Monotype Library and a wide range of brands since 2008.
Emilios Theofanous
Creative Type Director, Monotype.
“Though many of our trends are expanded and inspired by past themes of what we saw in 2022, this report also represents the future of design.” Born in Cyprus, Emilios has a soft spot for quality Greek and multilingual typography. Since joining Monotype, he has worked on multiple custom and Library projects.
Ibrahim Gharib
Associate Designer, Monotype.
“I found vintage beer mats at a market in Shoreditch, which became my inspiration for the branding for this year’s report.” As a key member of the brand team, Ibz visualizes all things Monotype, providing art direction and design for social and marketing campaigns, type releases, events, and thought leadership content.
Trends are only as good as the people that share them.
We invite you to reach out to us where much of this report all started: on social media. Let us know what you think of this year’s report. Did we miss any significant trends? Is there a micro-trend in your city that you find interesting? Send it to us.
Use the hashtag #TypeTrends2023 to tag us.
