Variable fonts
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22 articlesHow custom variable fonts supercharged Boehringer’s global rebrand by Interbrand.
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM, has been transforming the lives of animals and humans around the world for over a century.
CaseCo: A Case for Variable Fonts.
Variable fonts have been around for a few years now and are very well supported. But how much do we know about all the ways they can benefit a brand and its audience? We’ll take a look at how CaseCo, an admittedly fictitious company, has incorporated them throughout their brand identity and web experience: from brand voice and fidelity, to more expressive typographic choices, to being more accessible to more people across more devices — and even some benefits for website engineering and infrastructure teams. Even if only one or two of these use cases make sense for your work — variable fonts are ready to make a huge impact for your organization.
Letters of likeness. A custom typeface for the National Portrait Gallery.
In early autumn of 2022, EDIT invited Monotype to partner on one of London’s most anticipated rebrands, the refurbished National Portrait Gallery which is home to some of the world’s most iconic and progressive portraits. Read on for the full customer story.
Why font consistency is crucial to good branding.
Fonts are often the first branding element your customers see. They give shape to your message, and communicate with your customers 24/7/365. So, when was the last time you asked yourself what impression your fonts are making? Check out this video to find out what you should be looking out for.
Evri
A living logo for every parcel, person, and place: Monotype and Superunion help Hermes rebrand into Evri.
A living logo for every parcel, person, and place: Monotype and Superunion help Hermes rebrand into Evri.
Evri is the new name and brand for Hermes, the UK’s largest dedicated parcel delivery company. The Monotype Studio design team led by Senior Creative Type Director Phil Garnham, worked closely with Superunion to create a living logotype powered by variable font technology to help the brand realize its mission of positive and reliable delivery experiences for everyone, everywhere.
eBook: Type Trends 2022
Monotype’s 2022 Type Trends report explores how several socioeconomic, political, and cultural events continue to shape the way we approach creative work and how connect to each other online and offline.
Why Type? The Role of Type in Branding.
From brand strategy to sonic branding, learn why typography plays a significant role in your brand development. Monotype’s Senior Director of Brand James Fooks-Bale and Creative Type Director Tom Foley will guide you through what brands need to deal with today’s digital world, and into the future.
More of everything, for everyone. Introducing Helvetica Now Variable.
Helvetica Now Variable, new from the Monotype Studio, offers more than a million new Helvetica styles in one state-of-the-art font file, allowing you to create infinite shades of expression, incredible typographic animations, and ultra-refined typography.
Shutterstock × Monotype Webinar: Visual trends in 2021.
Join Monotype & Shutterstock on this live webinar and discover the trends driving branding and design today, and take a look at what’s on the horizon for 2021 and beyond.
Perspectives on the future of type - ADC Festival.
In this panel at the 2021 ADC Festival, Monotype’s Creative Type Director, Phil Garnham, is joined by KMS’ Jessica Krier and Journalist Jürgen Siebert. The group discusses the future of type with variable fonts and how they offer endless possibilities for creatives. They also raise questions about brand durability and expansion that variable fonts can enable - as well as simplifying its technical complexity.
Webinar: How type is adapting to the new normal.
Join us to discover insights into the evolving world of fonts from our Sr. Director of Brand, James Fooks-Bale. We’ll discuss the four main areas of change to anticipate in the font industry, and how type design can help your brand reflect its core values.
Variable Fonts at Adobe MAX 2020.
Charles Nix, Monotype Creative Type Director, demonstrates how new variable font technology will enable designers to create with exciting, engaging, and effective typography.
Webinar: Variable fonts, the brand opportunity.
As businesses continue to ramp up their digital offerings amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, many designers, brands and agencies are turning their attention to variable fonts. But for many, the question remains: What are variable fonts, and what is the potential of variable fonts to transform how we are communicating on the web?
The world’s first variable font logo.
In an innovative and dynamic approach to the new Variable font format, Fontsmith (now part of the Monotype Studio) and Dutch branding agency VBAT created a responsive logo font for Amsterdam’s new WPP campus — a logo which changes according to interaction and time, as people move throughout the space so do its letterforms.
Variable Fonts at The One Club for Creativity.
Tom Rickner delivers a presentation on the now and tomorrow of variable fonts.
What should brands know about variable fonts?
Learn how variable fonts can help brands looking to distinguish themselves in the modern marketplace.
Part 2: from TrueType GX to Variable Fonts
Tom Rickner introduces Monotype’s first Variable font, available free on GitHub, and shares his research into potential use cases for variable fonts.