Typeface Design for the Independent Newspaper

A newspaper type system built from one structural skeleton

Designed in 2013 for The Independent newspaper's print and digital editions, the Independent family comprises three master sets—Serif, Sans, and Condensed—sharing common proportions and underlying structure. A dedicated Serif Headline cut was developed for display use, including the newspaper's masthead. Sans Stencil and Slab variants were later added to broaden the family's application range.

Set in Independent Text

Insights

Three master sets—Serif, Sans, and Condensed—share the same proportions and underlying structure for typographic coherence.
A separate Serif Headline cut was designed specifically for display setting, distinct from the text weights, and used in the newspaper's masthead.
Sans Stencil and Slab variants were added to cover a wider range of applications.
The project received a D&AD Yellow Pencil in 2014 and the Typeface Design prize at the Tokyo TDC in 2015.