Ebony for Ebony

First nameplate change in 66 years

Berton Hasebe designed a custom two-weight slab serif headline typeface for Ebony magazine's 2011 redesign under new creative director Darhil Crooks. Commercial Type also assisted in redrawing the magazine's nameplate—its first revision since the publication's 1945 founding.

Set in Ebony

Insights

The typeface was delivered in two weights, scoped specifically for headline use.
Commercial Type assisted with nameplate redrawing in addition to the new typeface.