Typeface Family for the Independent Newspaper

Newspaper typeface extended into stencil and slab territory

Independent Slab Stencil is part of the Independent type family, originally designed in 2013 for The Independent newspaper's print and digital editions. The family was built around shared proportions and structure across Serif, Sans, and Condensed masters, plus a Serif Headline display cut. Slab and Sans Stencil variants were added later to extend the family's range of applications.

Set in Independent Slab Stencil

Insights

All subfamilies share the same underlying proportions and structure, enabling coherence across different optical styles.
The Serif Headline cut was designed specifically for display use, with a version adopted for the newspaper's masthead.
Slab and Sans Stencil were later additions, expanding the system to cover a wider range of applications.
The family received a D&AD Yellow Pencil in 2014 and the Typeface Design prize at the Tokyo Type Directors Club in 2015.