Univers® Next Perfect Font Pairings
FOUNDRY: Linotype
DESIGNER: Adrian Frutiger, and Linotype Design Studio
CLASSIFICATION: Grotesque Sans
ABOUT THE FAMILY
- The original Univers fonts were the first typefaces to be developed as a cohesive typeface family (with consistent weight and proportion changes) from its onset. It had 27 different styles.
- Univers Next is a refined and updated version of the original Univers typeface family. The family was expanded 63 weights, providing a much larger framework to graphic designers for choosing just the right style. Univers Next Variable are font files featuring two axis and have a preset instance from Light to Heavy and Condensed to Extended.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN FONTS THAT PAIR WELL WITH UNIVERS NEXT:
- Serif typefaces with distinctive design characteristics.
- Slab or Clarendon typefaces with subtle to overt humanistic overtones.
- Old Style typeface designs like Eloquence™ or Berkeley Old Style.
- Avoid sans serif fonts but, some, like Harmonia Sans or Neue Kabel®, can pair well with Univers Next, if the weights of the two designs are dramatically different from each other..
UNIVERS NEXT PAIRING WITH DISPLAY FONTS
UNIVERS NEXT PAIRING WITH TEXT FONTS
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