Whitney (typeface)
| Category | Sans-serif |
|---|---|
| Classification | Neo-grotesque/Humanist sans-serif |
| Designer | Tobias Frere-Jones |
| Commissioned by | Whitney Museum |
| Foundry | Hoefler & Co. |
| Date created | 2004 |
| Website | https://www.typography.com/fonts/whitney/overview |
Whitney is a family of humanist sans-serif digital typefaces, designed by American type designer Tobias Frere-Jones.[1] It was originally created for New York's Whitney Museum as its institutional typeface.[2] Two key requirements were flexibility for editorial requirements and a design consistency with the Whitney Museum's existing public signage.
Typographical context
Whitney was created in 2004 by the foundry of Hoefler & Frere-Jones. Whitney bridges the divide between editorial mainstays such as News Gothic (1908), which is an American gothic typeface, and signage application standards such as Frutiger (1975), which is a European humanist typeface. Moreover, "its compact forms and broad x-height use space efficiently, and its ample counters and open shapes make it clear under any circumstances."[2]
Variants
- Whitney Light
- Whitney Light Italic
- Whitney Book
- Whitney Book Italic
- Whitney Medium
- Whitney Medium Italic
- Whitney Semibold
- Whitney Semibold Italic
- Whitney Bold
- Whitney Bold Italic
- Whitney Black
- Whitney Black Italic
References
- ^ "Sale & Assignment of Type Fonts". New York State Unified Court System. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
HTF hereby agrees to use its commercially best efforts to ensure that TFJ [Tobias Frere-Jones] shall receive a Design credit wherever the Fonts are displayed...nothing herein shall be interpreted as obligating HTF to require or enforce the display of a TFJ design credit
- ^ a b "Fonts by Hoefler&Co". Typography.com. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
External links
- Whitney Font in the Hoefler & Co. catalog
- Whitney Font in the MyFonts catalog