Typeface Design for Stanley

Times New Roman redrawn with angular precision

Stanley is a typeface designed by Ludovic Balland, taking Times New Roman as its structural reference while introducing sharp, angular forms that give the design a contemporary character. The drawing features wide counter-forms, short ascenders and descenders, and graphically emphatic serifs. A Poster style amplifies the contrast and directness of the serif treatment. Balland, a Basel-based designer and Jan Tschichold Prize laureate, developed the family through Optimo.

Set in Stanley

Insights

Counter-forms are described as wide and refined, with short ascenders and descenders—choices consistent with text economy at small sizes.
The Poster style increases stroke contrast and serif directness relative to the text weights.
The italic includes an extended ligature set covering g-, t-, and z-based pairs not present in the upright styles.
Three stylistic sets offer squared numeral variants available in upright styles only.