Typeface System for the Evening Standard
58 interconnected fonts for one newspaper redesign
A2 Standard Sans is one component of a bespoke multi-family type system commissioned by the Evening Standard for their 2017–18 newspaper redesign. The full system spans five subfamilies — Serif Text, Display, Sans, Sans Condensed, and Extra Condensed — plus a dedicated front-page 'Splash' font, totalling 58 interconnected fonts. The Evening Standard is a free London tabloid distributed in 850,000 copies per weekday.
Set in A2 Standard Sans
Insights
- A dedicated 'Splash' subfamily for front pages indicates differentiated type roles within a single commissioned system.
- 58 fonts across five subfamilies points to a highly coordinated type programme rather than a single typeface commission.
- The system includes both condensed and extra condensed widths alongside standard widths, within one commissioned brief.
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