Typography
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Multiple scripts for multilingual India
The Anek multi-script typeface for 9 Indian languages and Latin was made through a collaboration of 12 type designers working across 8 cities in India.
Giving African languages more Latin font choices
Questrial: A font for all African languages using the Latin writing system
Modern Tiro Indic collection for classical South Asian texts
A cross-Atlantic collaboration created new Indic fonts with traditional text styles suitable for a variety of uses
Wonky, goofy, playful, elegant and a workhorse: Meet a new breed of “Old Style” typeface
Fraunces is a variable font that offers a variety of styles for text and display typography
Clean and clear: making reading easier with Lexend
A key factor in reading problems might be hiding in plain sight. Learn how changing fonts can change comprehension.
Reviving a forgotten font: Type detectives give life to Brygada
Mysterious Polish font matrices spark interest in a lost and forgotten pre-World War II typeface
Google Design’s Best of 2020
When we left our desks back in March, we didn’t think twice about leaving our office plants and reading glasses behind. Days became weeks, weeks stretched to months. (We…
Variable Fonts Are Here to Stay
As variable fonts make their way into Google Fonts, learn what they are and their benefits for digital design–better compression for developers, greater expression for designers,…
YouTube Sans: The Making of a Typeface
How YouTube created a tailor-made font that doubles as a brand ambassador
Modernizing Arabic Type for a Digital Audience
Designers are finally doing justice to the complex, contextual alphabet with a fresh approach to Arabic fonts and digital typography
The New Wave of Indian Type
Studying the open source, collaborative work of Indian typographers, as a model for global font design
Choosing Web Fonts: A Beginner’s Guide
Take the mystery out of font selection with our step-by-step guidance
Spectral: A New Screen-First Typeface
Production Type introduces their latest commission for Google Fonts
Scripting Cyrillic
Highlighting the design process behind expanded language support in Google Docs and Slides
Airbnb: Communicating Clarity and Charm
How a trusted travel app plays host to a growing, global community
Evernote: Ideas in Action
Get to know the Material Design story behind a popular note-taking app
Reimagining Google Fonts
The new Google Fonts makes it easier than ever to browse our collection of open source designer fonts and learn more about the people who make them
Robinhood: Investing in Material
Improving the onboarding experience with motion and imagery
Evolving the Google Identity
A new brand identity makes Google more accessible and useful to our users