Display typefaces

Monotype Introduces Helvetica Now Variable Font, Including Over 1 Million New Styles

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021
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Monotype today introduced Helvetica Now Variable, offering over a million new Helvetica Now styles in one state-of-the-art font file.

Key Points: 
  • Monotype today introduced Helvetica Now Variable, offering over a million new Helvetica Now styles in one state-of-the-art font file.
  • Helvetica Now Variable builds on the 2019 release of Helvetica Now , which reimagined the clarity, simplicity and neutrality of classic Helvetica with 21st-century design needs including optical sizing, stylistic alternates and an extended character set.
  • The incredibly positive reception to Helvetica Now makes us proud to build upon this time-tested design even further, said Charles Nix, Creative Type Director at Monotype.
  • Moreover, its just plain fun, with the potential to bring the good news of variable fonts to the masses.

Monotype Fonts Launches to Give Brands Exclusive Access to Award-Winning Typography

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Wednesday, December 2, 2020
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With Monotype Fonts, enterprise brands can tap into the extensive expertise of the Monotype Studio, our team of world-class type designers and engineers.

Key Points: 
  • With Monotype Fonts, enterprise brands can tap into the extensive expertise of the Monotype Studio, our team of world-class type designers and engineers.
  • Monotype Fonts gives brands unparalleled access to award-winning content and fonts, curated from the top foundries around the world.
  • Monotype works with the best type designers, brands, agencies, and creatives in the world, and that experience and expertise is hardwired into Monotype Fonts.
  • From Monotype Fonts to the Monotype App, all touchpoints support the needs of native speakers of English, French and German.

Monotype Opens Nomination Period for 2020 Type Champions Award

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Wednesday, October 7, 2020
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Monotype today announced nominations are open now through Oct 16th, 2020 for the 2020 Type Champions Award program.

Key Points: 
  • Monotype today announced nominations are open now through Oct 16th, 2020 for the 2020 Type Champions Award program.
  • In its second year, the Type Champions Award recognizes brands that are committed to excellence in design and typography.
  • The 2020 Type Champions Award will celebrate the companies and designers that have found creative ways to use type to create authentic relationships with consumers.
  • Monotype is a trademark of Monotype Imaging Inc. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions.

Monotype Introduces Futura Now: The Definitive Version of the Family That Defined Modern Typography

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Monday, October 5, 2020
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Futura has thrived since that time, being used in nearly every industry, from fashion, to manufacturing, to publishing.

Key Points: 
  • Futura has thrived since that time, being used in nearly every industry, from fashion, to manufacturing, to publishing.
  • Futura Now recaptures the warmth, clarity, and rationality of Renner's original designs and expands the family to meet today's digital-first demands.
  • The Futura Now family, variable font and individual typefaces are also available with a variety of licensing options for customers through Monotype enterprise sales.
  • To learn more about the Futura Now typeface, visit the specimen page , or watch this video narrated by Steve Matteson.

Monotype Studio Releases FS Renaissance in Collaboration with Craig Black

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020
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Monotype today announced the release of FS Renaissance , a new display stencil typeface developed by Creative Type Director Pedro Arilla, in collaboration with lettering artist and designer Craig Black.

Key Points: 
  • Monotype today announced the release of FS Renaissance , a new display stencil typeface developed by Creative Type Director Pedro Arilla, in collaboration with lettering artist and designer Craig Black.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200610005245/en/
    Introducing FS Renaissance from the Monotype Studio.
  • He approached Fontsmith (now part of the Monotype Studio) about a collaboration to build on the idea and create a fully-functioning typeface.
  • The FS Renaissance family can be found in Mosaic, Monotypes cloud-based font discovery, collaboration and management solution.

Monotype Agrees to Acquisition of URW Type Foundry from Global Graphics

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Monday, May 18, 2020
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Monotype today announced that it has agreed to acquire URW Type Foundry, a subsidiary of Global Graphics PLC.

Key Points: 
  • Monotype today announced that it has agreed to acquire URW Type Foundry, a subsidiary of Global Graphics PLC.
  • With the acquisition of URW, Monotype will immediately expand its library of type IP to include 513 new and popular typeface families such as Corporate S Pro, Futura, Franklin Gothic, URW DIN, and Nimbus Sans Global, among many more.
  • After leading URW through an incredible period of growth in partnership with Global Graphics, were very excited to join the Monotype family to collaborate with the largest and most experienced foundry in the world, said Peter Rosenfeld, Managing Director of URW Type Foundry GmbH.
  • For more than four years, URW has been a key part of the Global Graphics group of companies, so the decision to sell URW to Monotype was not something we took lightly, explains Mike Rottenborn, CEO of Global Graphics PLC.

Introducing Macklin: A Typeface Superfamily Built for a New Generation of Design

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Tuesday, April 28, 2020
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Macklin is a typeface that demands attention and enables brands to appeal more emotionally to modern consumers.

Key Points: 
  • Macklin is a typeface that demands attention and enables brands to appeal more emotionally to modern consumers.
  • The superfamily includes four sub families (Sans, Slab, Text and Display), with weights from hairline to black, totaling 54 styles.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200428005153/en/
    Macklin was inspired by the work of 19th century British typographer Vicent Figgins.
  • In fact, I went through several stages of de-historization during the design process, said Malou Verlomme, senior type designer at Monotype.

Monotype Enhances Mosaic With Addition of Fontsmith Typefaces

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Tuesday, March 10, 2020
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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200310005133/en/

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200310005133/en/
    The addition of the Fontsmith IP brings approximately 50 new colorful and workhorse brand font families to the Monotype Library, including popular designs such as FS Albert, FS Brabo, FS Koopman, FS Meridian, FS Millbank and FS Untitled.
  • All typefaces in Mosaic are cleared for unlimited desktop usage.
  • Additionally, Monotype has added the type design team from Fontsmith to the Monotype Studio, deepening its bench of expertise, particularly in EMEA.
  • Monotype is a trademark of Monotype Imaging Inc. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions.

Monotype Recognized for Innovation in Type Design by Prestigious Organizations

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Thursday, December 19, 2019
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These prestigious industry accolades reaffirm the Monotype Studio team's excellence in helping the world's leading brands define, design and express their voices through type.

Key Points: 
  • These prestigious industry accolades reaffirm the Monotype Studio team's excellence in helping the world's leading brands define, design and express their voices through type.
  • Each of these awards programs is regarded throughout the industry as setting the benchmark for distinction in type and design.
  • Monotype is proud to have been selected for the honors described below:
    The Red Dot Award is an international design competition for product design, communication design and design concepts.
  • Pyk 2019 TDC Judges Choice Award, Student Typeface Design
    The 2019 Typeface Design Judges Choice was awarded to Erica Carras, type designer at Monotype, for her student typeface design: Pyk.

Type Expertise at the Core of New Services From Monotype

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Thursday, October 24, 2019
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These new services from the Monotype Studio consist of consulting time with some of the worlds most renowned type designers, font engineers, quality assurance and script experts.

Key Points: 
  • These new services from the Monotype Studio consist of consulting time with some of the worlds most renowned type designers, font engineers, quality assurance and script experts.
  • With the new service, Monotype can help guide brands to unify visual and written expression across markets, messaging, mediums and products.
  • Earlier this year, Monotype worked with Alibaba to create a global typeface, Alibaba Sans , which spans 172 different languages.
  • For more information about the professional services offered by the Monotype Studio, visit here , or contact Monotype to learn more.