Typeface Design for the Independent

A newspaper type system built on shared proportions across serif, sans, and condensed masters

Independent Headline is a display serif cut within a type family designed in 2013 for The Independent newspaper's print and digital editions. The family is built around shared proportions and structure across Serif, Sans, and Condensed master sets, with the Headline cut serving display contexts including the newspaper's masthead. Sans Stencil and Slab variants were added later to extend the system's range. The project received a D&AD Yellow Pencil in 2014 and the Typeface Design prize at the Tokyo Type Directors Club in 2015.

Set in Independent Headline