When you're embarking on a new creative project, typography design is one of the most important things to consider. But with so many fonts to choose from – even if you only stick to free fonts ...

The main flavor of Aptos is a sans-serif font—described by Matteson as "Helvetica" but with "a bit of a human touch" that makes it "more approachable and less institutional." But like Apple's ...

The big divide in the world of typeface is between serif, or letters with small lines or tails attached to their edges, and sans serif, letters without those lines that have a smoother look.

Sans-serif typefaces are easier to read than their more baroque relatives, particularly on a screen. Additionally, sans-serif fonts are less likely to create problems for people who need to use ...

The U.S. State Department is going sans serif: It has directed staff at home and overseas to phase out the Times New Roman font and adopt Calibri in official communications and memos, in a bid to ...

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The winner was Bierstadt, "a contemporary sans serif typeface inspired by mid-20th-century Swiss typography" created by Steve Matteson. Bierstadt was then renamed Aptos. Also: Microsoft Dev Box ...

“The result is a sans-serif typeface that blends features from both classic and contemporary styles, creating a distinctive and unique look,” says Wängelin in Spotify’s press release.

Most commonly used fonts can be broken into two types: serifs and san-serifs. Serif fonts, like Times New Roman and Garamond, have decorative “wings” and “feet” on letters — called ...