Commercial Type News Commercial Type https://commercialtype.com Updates about Commercial Type. en 13 Sep 2023 13 Sep 2023 Everything new is new again In collaboration with GrayBits and Studio Vance Wellenstein, we are proud to unveil a complete reimagining of our website. Perhaps the biggest change is that Commercial Type and Commercial Classics are now one library, under one roof, but every detail has been reconsidered. 13 Sep 2023 https://commercialtype.com/news/everything_new 283 New release: Successor by Tim Ripper With Successor, Tim Ripper revisits the often bumpy and disjointed trajectory of the bracketless subset of slab serifs known as the Egyptian, arriving at a focused contemporary type family that is both speculative and intensely loyal to the original types’ character and warmth. 12 Jun 2023 https://commercialtype.com/news/new_release_successor_by_tim_ripper 50 Introducing The Food Issue We are happy to announce The Food Issue, a one-off publication designed to show the extensive range of our text typefaces. See it at foodissue.commercialtype.com 22 Sep 2022 https://commercialtype.com/news/the_food_issue 49 “Us Vs Them” on It’s Nice That As part of his takeover of It’s Nice That in August 2022, Richard Turley’s studio Food invited us to take part in a speculative branding project for a fizzy drink, using AI at each step to help with the process. We enjoyed taking part in this clear-eyed (and somewhat tongue in cheek) exploration of how AI can actually be useful to the design process. 22 Aug 2022 https://commercialtype.com/news/us_vs_them_on_its_nice_that 8 New titling typeface for Lula magazine Christian Schwartz drew an all-cap serif titling typeface for a redesign of Lula by Lisa Rahman with Mark Leeds, which appeared in the F/W 2022 issue. 08 Jul 2022 https://commercialtype.com/news/new_titling_typeface_for_lula_magazine 48 New release: Frame by Paul Barnes Designed by Paul Barnes for the cycling-clothing brand Rapha, Frame comes in four weights with separate versions for text and headlines. It is also available as a variable font, with axes for weight and optical size. The family has a large x-height, reduced extenders, simple serifs with minimal tapering, and an overall crispness most evident in the ball terminals. 01 Jul 2022 https://commercialtype.com/news/new-release-frame-by-paul-barnes 279 Rapha x Commercial Type at the Spring Classics To celebrate and promote the release of Frame our friends at Rapha travelled to two of the most iconic Spring Classics cycling races, the  Tour of Flanders (Ronde van Vlaanderen) and Paris-Roubaix. With a series of bold and eyecatching placards held aloft by the roadside they update the long and rich tradition of guerilla advertising. 30 Jun 2022 https://commercialtype.com/news/rapha_x_commercial_type_at_the_spring_classics 280 Spiller, a new typeface for the V&A Paul Barnes and Tim Ripper have designed Spiller for the Victoria and Albert Museum. It offers a multiple range of styles and expressions based on a basic skeletal structure. This allows a unity of voice on screen, print and signage across the large number of venues within the V&A, whilst allowing an individuality when required. 17 May 2022 https://commercialtype.com/news/spiller_for_v_and_a 6 New release: Feature by Berton Hasebe and Christian Schwartz Dark, dense, lovely Feature debuted in February 2018 in T: The New York Times Style Magazine. Originally designed by Christian Schwartz and Berton Hasebe in three optical sizes and two widths, the efficient serif family has been expanded for this release by Hrvoje Živčić, who completed the character sets, added an Ultra weight to the Display version, and drew italics for the whole collection. 17 Mar 2022 https://commercialtype.com/news/new-release-feature-by-berton-hasebe-and-christian-schwartz 278 Roboto Serif by Greg Gazdowicz for Google Fonts Greg Gazdowciz was the lead designer on Roboto Serif, a serif companion for Roboto designed for comfortable reading on screen. This family is designed to embrace the functional side of variable fonts, with weight, width, optical size, and grade axes. 16 Feb 2022 https://commercialtype.com/news/roboto_serif 4 Visa Dialect, a new sans for Visa Working with branding consultants Mucho, Commercial Type partner Paul Barnes and designer Thomas Bouillet have created is a modern humanist style sans serif, Visa Dialect, designed to replace Visa’s previous corporate typefaces across all media. 04 Feb 2022 https://commercialtype.com/news/visa_dialect_for_visa 7 Kara Gordon joins the TDC Advisory Board Kara Gordon was elected to The Advisory Board of the Type Directors Club for a two-year term. 25 Jan 2022 https://commercialtype.com/news/kara_gordon_joins_the_tdc_advisory_board 277 Corridor by Tim Ripper for the MIT Alumni association Serendipity sometimes plays a crucial role in bringing together designer and client, providing the impetus to complete unfinished sketches. Such was the case with Corridor, a custom typeface drawn by Tim Ripper for a new rebrand of the MIT Alumni Association by Michael Bierut’s team at Pentagram. 12 Nov 2021 https://commercialtype.com/news/corridor_by_tim_ripper_for_the_mit_alumni_association 276 New release: Orleans by Paul Barnes Orleans is a crisp and refined headline face by Paul Barnes that effortlessly synthesizes influences from various German and American calligraphic sans serifs into new forms. Though drawn for the redesign of the German edition of frieze, the magazine folded before the redesign was implemented. The typeface lives on, having been expanded into seven weights with accompanying italics. 19 Oct 2021 https://commercialtype.com/news/new_release_orleans_by_paul_barnes 275 Introducing the Commercial Type Vault This week we opened up the Commercial Type Vault, a repository for 17 years of unreleased typefaces. It’s a mix of works in progress, old custom projects, finished families that still need specimens and marketing materials, and even some sketches—all available for licensing. 27 Aug 2021 https://commercialtype.com/news/introducing_the_commercial_type_vault 9 Commercial Classics poster campaign in London In December 2020, a series of posters celebrating the holiday season and the Commercial Classics library appeared across London. They were designed by Fraser Muggeridge studio and were recorded by the photographer, Derek Man. 25 Jan 2021 https://commercialtype.com/news/commercial_classics_poster_campaign_in_london 274 Means, a friendly new serif typeface for Mailchimp Means is a versatile serif family drawn for Mailchimp, used as the primary typeface in the latest iteration of their identity. Referencing the work of Oswald Cooper, designer Greg Gazdowicz toned down many of the retro elements while retaining the friendliness that is elemental to the Mailchimp brand. Used across display and text, from mobile to billboards, Means presents Mailchimp, grown up. 17 Dec 2020 https://commercialtype.com/news/means_for_mailchimp 273 New release: Review by Berton Hasebe Berton Hasebe originally drew Review for T: The New York Times Style Magazine, where it debuted in February 2018. Now expanded and available for licensing, Hasebe’s blunt family evokes the plucky, DIY era of phototype and Letraset, minus any nostalgia or grunge. Set tight, Review creates a striking text image while remaining readable. 17 Nov 2020 https://commercialtype.com/news/new_release_review_by_berton_hasebe 272 New release: Graphik International with Armenian, Georgian, Hebrew, and Thai First released in 2009, Graphik is now more accessible and cosmopolitan, with freshly drawn families for the Armenian, Georgian, Hebrew, and Thai scripts. The new designs translate the spirit, rather than the letter, of Christian Schwartz’s original “vanilla” sans serif. 29 Sep 2020 https://commercialtype.com/news/new_release_graphik_international_with_armenian_georgian_hebrew_and_thai 271 New release: Action Text by Erik van Blokland Type made for screens needn’t lack personality. Action Text continues the reflections Dutch superstar Erik van Blokland embarked on with Action Condensed. Geared toward interfaces and continuous text onscreen, Action Text comes in a variable version with weight and grade axes, as well as a “flat” version in four weights accompanied by matching italics, with a Bright and Dark grade for each weight. 08 Sep 2020 https://commercialtype.com/news/new_release_action_text_by_erik_van_blokland 270 Commercial Classics showcase by Pentagram Earlier this year, we enlisted Jonny Sikov and Britt Cobb at Pentagram in New York to show a different side of some of the most versatile families in the Commercial Classics collection. Far from being quaint museum pieces, these typefaces look completely at home in crisp, Modernist-influenced settings, balancing the precision of the layouts with their warmth and character. 28 May 2020 https://commercialtype.com/news/commercialclassics_showcase 24 2020 North American Classics Tour postponed Unfortunately due to ongoing situation we have cancelled all dates. We will reschedule the tour for Fall 2020.  24 Mar 2020 https://commercialtype.com/news/classics_tour 269 New release: Darby Serif Darby Serif, is an elegant new contemporary serif typeface, designed by Paul Barnes, with Dan Milne. The companion to Darby Sans, the text version first appeared in 2017 in Francesco Franchi’s redesign of La Repubblica newspaper in Italy. 10 Dec 2019 https://commercialtype.com/news/new_release_darby_serif 268 Lettering workshop with Miguel Reyes at Tipografía México: Herencia/Heritage Miguel will give a lettering workshop at this year’s Tipografía México conference in Monterrey. Speakers include Jassiel Rivera, Gonzalo García, Ricardo González, and David Jonathan Ross. Workshops will also be given by Sindy Ethel and Armando Pineda. 06 Nov 2019 https://commercialtype.com/news/lettering_workshop_with_miguel_reyes_at_tipografa_mxico_herenciaheritage 265 New release: Ayer by Miguel Reyes Ayer is an elegant condensed display typeface designed by Miguel Reyes between 2016 and 2019 for W, a large format fashion magazine. Display typefaces for fashion magazines need flexibility in order to extend their lifespan beyond a couple of seasons. The four different italics in the Poster size is one way Ayer fills this need. 01 Nov 2019 https://commercialtype.com/news/new_release_ayer_by_miguel_reyes 267