How did the pandemic make fonts more friendly?

This year, as we explored the intricacies of type and culture with our 2024 Type Trends report, we embarked on a journey inspired by the timeless allure of vinyl records. Read on to learn more about the inspiration and process behind the campaign.

What is type saying to us in 2024? This year’s Type Trends report is a celebratory look at the universality of type – a collection of groundbreaking designs that reflects our changing world.  

The time has come, our popular Type Trends report is back, and it’s bigger and better than ever. Over the last year, we here at Monotype have been scouring the world for inspiring design work and compiling examples of typography that reflect these changing times. Will 2024 be a year of chaotic maximalism, stylish serifs, or quirky hand-lettering? You’ll have to dig in to find out. 

Type is everywhere all the time, from mundane signage to extraordinary examples of cutting-edge design. In some cases, people might think type doesn’t matter, but our own Charles Nix has a different theory.

Bekaert — Typographic purpose with Interbrand and Monotype

In this article, get a peek at recent and upcoming book releases in a variety of genres to get a sense of what typography styles are trending in publishing right now. This post is a guest piece from our friends at Reedsy, a website that connects authors with publishing professionals.

We recently presented our 2023 Type Trends report during a lively, interactive webinar. Our Creative Type Directors and report curators, Emilios Theofanous and Terrance Weinzierl, walked through the projects featured in the report to a global audience of over 1,300 live attendees. There were too many thoughtful questions to answer during the Q&A, so we’ve taken the time to answer them below. Enjoy!  

When it comes to trends, timing is everything.

Learn how to take styles from our 2023 Type Trends and apply them to your own designs. 

This week, we take you behind the scenes of one of Monotype’s biggest, and most anticipated campaigns of the year: the annual Type Trends report. Tune in to hear from the report’s curators, Creative Type Directors Terrance Weinzierl and Emilios Theofanous on their experiences producing the report.

Type Trends 2023 & How To Use Them.

Now, more than ever, our lives and our design work are constantly in motion. This year’s type trends 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. The trends report in front of you is a scenic overlook, a landscape snapshot worth capturing.

A distinct custom font (with wings) for Duolingo.

When you’re undertaking the daunting, yet important task of determining client font usage, these questions can help get you started. Check them out in the article below.

Marketing leaders: you might not realize that streamlining font purchasing in your organization can create substantial efficiencies for your design team, reduce risk, elevate your brand, and save money. Learn how Monotype Fonts not only helps designers, but supports leaders in their mission to help teams work smarter.

Rebranding a business is not for the faint of heart. It’s an enormous operation that requires significant time and investment while offering the possibility of totally revitalizing a brand.

Creatives often search far and wide to find the perfect fonts. With the added pressure of finding high-quality fonts at a bargain (or for free), creatives can unknowingly introduce vulnerabilities to your network. Fonts are, after all, software, and like all software, they can be used for malicious purposes.